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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17
Never Was Asleep.

There is nothing that makes us
quite so weary as all the hog-wash
about the awakening of Missouri"
exploited in the metropolitan press
by the gentleman from Kansas, who
happens to be governor of this
splendid state. There is not a SINGLE
note in the glorious anthem of Mis-
souri's greatness that has not been
sung by the democratic press of
this state for forty years. While
the Globe-Democrat and Kansas
City Star were ringing the CHANCES
on the melancholy dirge of Poor
old Missouri" the democratic press
was telling of its splendors and
wealth and possibilities. The only
awakening" that has taken place
in recent years is the awakening Of
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

the principles Of Democracy. Each
one of us espouses the cause of the
candidates whom he thinks will
best fill the position. Let us not
again get in the condition. We do
not want to be Folk Democrats,
Stone Democrats, Reed Democrats,
Halves Democrats, Francis Demo-
Gratis. We must be Democrat Dem
oCrats, be more tolerant than in the
past. We are fighting for princi-
pies not men, Any of these men is
able to hold his own in the cam
paign for nomination and there is
no need of lambasting any Demo
cratic candidate you do not like or
any fellow Democrats who thinks
some other man than your choice
should have the place. Let us all
work for Democracy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17
The Red in the Flag.

1t is entirely appropriate, of
course, that red the war color
should appear so frequently in the
flags of the various nations. Of
the flags of the countries of the
Eastern hemisphere there is only
one that of Greece which does
not show the martial color. In the
Western hemisphere, however, we
find several standards not showing
red. The flags of the Argentine Re-
public, Brazil, Nicaragua, Guatemala
Uruguay and Honduras contain no
red.
In this country there is no red in
the union jack, nor in the flags of
the secretary of the navy. the ad-
miral of the navy, the rear admiral
senior in rank or the rear admiral
junior in rank. Red appears in the
pennant of the rear admiral second
in rank, and the pennant of the
revenue marine. The United States
mail flag also shows red, and that
color is also found in the remnants
for the vessels of the lighthouse
service, the yacht ensign, the ensign
OF the revenue marine. the Presi-
dents and the secretary of wars
standards.
The flags that are almost entirely
red, except for the devices shown
thereon, are those of Austria-Hun-
gary, Egypt, Morocco and Japan.
The flag of Turkey is practically of
a solid red.
After red. the most prevailing
color in flags is blue. - Harper's
Weekly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

Gov. Hadley and the Globe-Dem-
ocrat have risen in their righteous
wrath and issued the statement
that they expect to re-gerrymander
the fearfully "eerrymandered" state
of Missouri. They want to redis-
trict the state according to the
beautiful plan of Republican Illinois
(Which only has about half million
Democrats unrepresented in Con-
ereSsO so that they can put out
such men as Champ Clark, who
would revise the tariff downward
and Dorsey W. Shackleford, who
has made himself obnoxious to
Hadley and the Globe-Democrat
crowd by persisting in his inquiry
as tie why the people should pay
the $61, 500 shortage in the ST. Louis
subtreasury when it is generally
admitted that Thos. j. Atkins and
his bondsmen were responsible
therefor. They are exceedingly
anxious to get rid of these men and
replace them with honest" Con-
greSSmen who will not question the
divine right of the G. OP. to do
whatsoever it pleases. Montgomery
Standard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17
To Clear Right of Way.

Palmyra Spectator:
Dan Phillips who has been buy
ing ties in Union township, was in
town Monday and received pay for
all he has bought so far, and in
structions to keep on buying all
that came in. Mr.. Claude Latimere,
who has been with the surveying
corps. informs us that he expects
to organize a force of men in a
short time to clear the right of way
OF trees and brush. This work
will be commenced as soon as the
bridge is completed. Work has
been temporarily suspended on the
bridge over North river on account
OF the supply of cement being ex-
hausted. MI. Scwartz. the foreman,
expects another car this week. All
the piers are advanced far enough
now to be out of danger of high
water. so a little delay will make no
material difference
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

In Africa with Teddy" the Phil
adelphia Bulletin. quotes a sailor as
saying: I was impressed by the
likeness of certain tribes to apes,
My boy, or valet. hadn't two hands
and two feet; he had four hands.
What mean to say is this. If he
dropped a corkscrew from the load
on his head, he would pick it up in
his bare foot, lift his foot a little
and taking the corkscrew in hi 9
hand, replace nonchalantly in the
bundle. No lowering of the load
from his head you see, and no
STOPPING, thanks to his four hands
Once a my boy was sewing a tear
IN my trousers where a rhino. one
of Teddy's misses, had got me with
his horn. The boy. as he sewed
with his two hands. held the trous-
ers with his two feet. l praised
him for this, and he said that the
men OF his tribe could sew. or ham
mer or eat just as we'll with their
ieet as with their hands. WHY
don't you do it, them" said |. He
laughed cunningly. We do he
said' when there aren't any white
men about. But when white men
see us they laugh and say were
lika n,o,,ka.,.s "SAS
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

Howard A. Gass has proven him
# worthy and well qualified to be
ate Superintendent of Public
hools. He has done much to-
I'd building up the educational
erests of the state and thus has
ne much to make Missouri bet
and greater state and the peo-
owe him a debt of gratitude
ich they can partially pay by re-
ftine him. In so doing the
ers will not only be doing Mr..
IS a favor but will be doing a
nd thing for the cause of educa-
in Missouri.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

Certainly the public spirited citi-
ems Of. Monroe City will have a
later works and sewerage system
ere soon. With these we would
ave greater advantages to offer
actories. We need factories to dive
nployment to more men. These
zen would require more goods
ON the stores, farms, and shops
I'd all would receive a financial
'nefit, to say nothing of the max
6 our city more sanitary and
faithful. The time to begin the
Dirk is here. Why not.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

q ... ..-' ~ ~ x 81 ~ -
, these hyprocritical sheets from their
"opossum slumber." And 2even
their awakening is not honest
they knew all the time of the great
ness and vastness of Missourl's
natural resources. but deliberately
chose to SANDER and traduce the
state and people from which they
derive their support, because the
democratic party was in power.
Now that we have a republican
governor, these organs ofplutocracy
have suddenly discovered an
awakening" in Missouri to the fact
that she is the imperial common
wealth of all the world. Bah! Such
contemplate tommyrOt is enough
to make an honest man sick.
Awakening indeed! Why, the
awakening took place way back
yonder in the days of Count Rod,
man. while Hadley was muling and
puking in his mothers arms in Kan
sas. The awakening drove the re-
publicans from power after they
had saddled a debt of millions of
dollars upon the people; the awak-
ening re-infranchised all of her male
citizens, opened the prison doors
and let the preachers come forth to
declare the unsearchable riches of
the Gospel once more, and set about
riehting the wrongs of republican
misrule. And the awakening has
been steadily going on all the years
since. And now when Missouri is
the fifth state in the Union in the
point of population; now that she
has the greatest school fund of any
state in the Union; now that her in
stitutions rank among the first, and
her commercial enterprises are the
wonder OF the west, this republican
governor of ours has discovered an
awakening" in new Missouri" If
that wouldn't jar you, then you be-
long to that class of unsophisticated
Americans who Lincoln said could
be fooled all the time" and who
Barnum said. loved to be hum
bugged," Centralia Courier.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17
Two Little Fingers.

Paul Cox. of the Monroe City
News found out that newspaper
machinery has teeth. He got his
little finger caught and had the end
almost chewed off.
While at work at his trade, that
of timer, Charles Johnson unfortu-
nately got one of his little fingers
caught in the machinery and al
most crushed the end of it off.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

W. L. Bond, the Contractor, will
soon leave for Columbia to educate
his sons, Baxter and Raymond. Mr.
Bond enjoys the enviable reputa-
ton of erecting the best homes and
public buildings in this city and in
quite number of towns from II
to 40 miles out. He will be missed
socially and in the business world
by a host of friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17
Democrat halievpS

The Democrat believes that
James A. Reed is the man best
fitted in every respect to be Mis-
souri's next U. S. Senator. Other
good Democrats are candidates for
the position. They are good, worthy
men and we have no fight to make
On them. All we have to say that
n our judgment j. A. Reed is the
pest and Missouri deserves and
'hould select the best. consequently
We are for Reed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

here is only one way to redeem
Iouri and that is for all Demo-
to fight for the principles of
party Where there are sever
amocrats aspiring to the same
ion you have your favorite. l
mine. This is a privilege to
p all are entitled. but let us
All fair treatment, and make
n the enemy not on Demo
who are fighting with us for
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
IN VACATION.

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF MONROE, 80
In the Circuit Court of Monroe Cour-
ty Mo
Henry G. Smith, Plaintiff,
Against
Tn" unknown heirs, devisres and
assigns of Patrick Mudd deceased,
aud Of William Mudd, deceased, De-
PENDANTS.
The State OF Missouri. to above nam
cd Mountaineering:
Now on this 18th day of February,
1910, in vacation Of Circuit Court for
Monroe County, Missouri, before
April term 1910, of said Circuit
Court, comes rlaintiI herein by at
torney of record herein, before said
Clerk, and on behalf Of plaintiff files
petition in suit herein, among other
matters OF action alleging:
That both said Patrick Mudd AID
William Mudd are dead leaving heirs,
dcvisees and assigns, whose names
and respective interests cannot be set
out in the petition herein filed for the
reason that the names and number OF
said heirs, devisees and assigns are
unknown to plaintiff, and that all
sal heirs, devisees and assigns are
non-residents of the State of Missouri,
and ordinary process of law cannot
be served upon them in this State.
1t is therefore ordered by said
Clerk that said defendants be notified
by publication that plaintiff by petit
ton herein filed of date Feb. 18th,
1910 has commenced suit against said
defendants, the immediate object and
general nature OF which is to deter.
mine the interest OF the respective
parties to this action in and to the
following described real estate to-
wit:-The West half OF the South east
Quarter OF the North west Quarter of
Section Twenty-Seven (27), Town
ship Fifty-tive 1857, Range Eight (S),
West, containing 20 acres.
And it is further ordered that said
defendants be and appear in this Court
on the first day of the next term there
Of, to be holden at the City of Paris,
Monroe County, Missouri, on Mon.
dav the 18th day Of April, 1910,
and on or before the first day OF said
term to answer or plead to said petit
ton, or 10 default therein said petit.
ton will be taken and adjudged as
confessed, and Judgment by default
will be rendered against said defend.
ants
1t j. further ordered that a copy
hereof be duly published at least one
a weeS for four consecutive weeks in
the Monroe City Democrat, a weekly
newspaper duly printed, published
and circulated Ia said Monroe Coun-
~, and duly designated by PLANTING
attorn ey, and duly approved by said
clerk most likely to give notice to de-
PENDANTS, the last insertion to be at
least 30 days before said next term OF
said Court.
STATE OF MISSOURI, L.
COUNTY OF MONROE,
l, Chas. L. Dry, Clerk Of the Cir
cult Court OF Monroe County, Mis-
souri,, hereby certify that the .forego-
Ing writing is full, true and COM
plete copy OF the original Order OF
Publication in said cause, as fully as
the same remains and appears OF
record in my Office.
In witness whereof, 1 hereto sub.
scribe my name and official signature
and hereto atfix the seal OF said Court
in my office in the City of Paris, Mon
roe County, Missouri, this 18th day
Of February, 1910.
[sEALl CHAs L. DRY,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Mon
County Missouri.
BY j. F. Smock, Deputy.
Meriwether q Meriwether,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

Democracy is for the people
while our Republican friends give
the trusts such laws as they de-
sire.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

Drs. Wood & Kidd. eye. ear, nose
and throat Specialists of Quincy,
at Monroe Hospital, Monday, Feb.
21st, from 8 to 2 to fit glasses
and treat diseases.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

City election will soon be here
but candidates are scarce.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

Encourage the boys. They will
soon be the men at the helm.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

The city election is drawing near
and candidates are scare.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17
raRMs ST.OO PR YEAR
THURSDAY, FEB. II, 1910
Redeem Missouri.
Vote for a Greater Monroe City.

There is work for the CONNER.
Cial Club.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

VIM. James ST., has been here
from Hunnewell visiting friends
and attending the Masonic school
of instruction.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

Principles are far more import
ant than electing a certain man for
Office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

Take the territory in Marion
County just north of the city into
the corporate limits.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-17

Other towns which have live
Commercial Clubs are getting re-
wards. Monroe should get in line.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
ROMANTIC WEDDING;
WIFE IN MANS CLOTHES

But a few weeks passed when every
soul in Salt Lake was called upon TO
leave their homes and move south My
wife's mother was a widow and she
had to go with the rest and take my
intended bride with her. / didn't like
the idea much as 7 was called TO stay
and help guard the city: II the army
came we were to burn every house 10
the ground and destroy everything In
the shape OF improvements. Two or
three days before my wife and her
folks went south we were engaged and
/ followed in a few days after they
left and found them at Pleasant Grove.
about 40 miles south Of Salt Lake City
Ny mother-in-law found shelter with
William II. Adams and married him
afterwards My wife and 7 did not like
the Idea Of being separated so I got
two or three days furlough and went
south to see her. on my way down I
passed Col. J. e. Little with a drove Of
sheep and ! knew he would got TO
Pleasant Grove next day so ! told my
mother-n-law that I was going To
meet the colonel and get him to marry
Amelia and me. so we both Jumped on
the same cid white horse and rode
towards the city until we met Col
Little.
MARRIED ON HORSEBACK
We met him somewhere opposite
Lehi on the main road. We rode up
to the colonel and told him we wanted
him 20 marry us He tried 20 make
excuses but II was OF no use so he
asked us to get down off our horse but
we told him: NO, we do our sparkling
on the old horse. We were engaged
on him and now we want TO he married
on him So the colonel told us to
Join hands and he performed the cere-
mony and married us. I would say
here that Col. Little was the second
bishop in the Chucrh at that time. We
had very pleasant wedding. There
were quite n number present. There
were the colonel and one OF his sons. a
boy. and Richard Atwood, his clerk,
and about 300 head OF dirty sheep. The
sheep seemed TO enjoy the wedding
very much as II gave them time 10
rest a little and eat grass.
As soon as we were made man and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
CATTLE STAMPEDES
AND BUFFALO HUNTS

/ have ofttimes thought that travel
ing along the Platte bottoms was az
near 70 hell as / ever want TO get
for our cattle used 10 stampede every
few days. We would make q corral OF
our 90 wagons and drive our cattle
la at night and leave a guard at the
mouth OF the corral to watch and wo
would put los chains around TO keep
them In but sometimes IL did not do
much good for just as we would think
that Oh was well one OF the oxen would
give a blat aud sniff the air and ev-
cry OK and COW In the corral would
commence 20 below and run around
until they would squeeze the cattle
that We're on the inside nearly TO
death. Then they would make break
for the mouth Of the corral and away
they would go at break-neck speed
Just Imagine " you can, that YOU see
300 head OF poor. worn-out cattle sniff
ing the air and running In all di-
rectious for miles as though there
were a thousand devils after them
and you viii have pretty good Idea
Of what We used 10 call a stampede.
one morning Just as we were start
Ing out on our journey one OF the tires
ran of Of one Of the wheels OF the wag-
on ahead of us and scared our cattle
and away they went There were 40
wagons ahead OF US and 10 in the
rear ana II was not long before the
whole train was on the run. My faith
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20

er and mother were in their horse
wagon and as the OK teams came up on
the run one OF them ran into our
horse wagon and took hind wheel
on and broke the axle tree off and
nearly threw father and mother to the
ground. My brother william hap
pened 10 be on horseback and he
managed to stop some OF the front
teams and keep them from running
into very deep raVine. The only way
j can think Of TO portray such a scene
is for you. my friends or children.
10 imagine YOU are standing a little
on the road and YOU see train OF
wagons coming along the road loaded
with provisions, bedding women and
children, perhaps many of them sick
one OF the oxen throws up his head
as IL he were scared AT something but
you see nothing to scare him. Then
he gives a blat and commences TO
jump and run and in a very few mo-
ments you see the whole train running
In all directions over a rough plain.
You expect every minute TO see some
OF the wagons tip over. You see old
men and boys pounding their cattle
over the heads with their whips and
halloing whoa whoal" but they
don't whoa" worth a cent. Then you
hear women screaming and children
crying and now and then YOU see some
of the poorer oxen stumble and fall
and they are dragged by the neck un-
IN they are almost dead and then you
shut your eyes and stand and tremble.
YOU have seen enough. But through
the blessing of the Lord the teams are
stopped and it is not long before the
Saints are on their way to Zion again
In those DAYS the buffalo were very
plentiful along the Platte river and
once in a while a stray bull would
get fenced in a bend OF the river and
the dogs would run him into camp and
We would have a regular buffalo and
dog night But the dogs did not stand
much show so the boys would get their
guns and keep shooting until they had
killed him and then We would take
his hide OF and get the best OF the
meat and cut n in strips and hang II
on the wagon and dry IL and eat II on
the journey.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
POOR FARMER, HE STARTS
FOR COAST G0lDFlElDS

We arrived at Salt Lake on the 18TH
Of September. 1850, Father went to
work on the public works and hauled
wood out OF the canyon IN the day
time and fiddled al night for dances
I farmed 10 acres In the field one year
and did not get the seed back. The land
was poor but I never was a farmer
Next | hauled lumber from Parley's
park to build house in tht Thirteenth
ward. When the house was finished
father wanted me to farm again bat |
could not stand II, so | started to cal
ifornia with an OK train | stopped IN
plaCerville and went to mining but |
had no better luck at mining than |
did farming. one day when I was
mining all alone. two angels appeared
20 meat least ! thought they were
anges--but they turned out to be two
Mormon missionaries, for | knew one
Of them He was william Carter from
salt Lake. They were going on a
mission TO the Sandwich Islands or
somewhere else. They told me that
my brother William was In san
Bernardno and that the Mormons had
made a settlement there. They were
in need or money TO help them on
their mission so I gave them So all the
money | had left my pick and shovel
and my mining tools right where | was
at work and started without a cent TO
travel about 500 miles. ! struck out on
foot for Sacramento. a distance Of 40
miles. hut I hal not gone far when a
freightcr asked me 20 ride on his
wagon He took me all the way TO
Sacramento and gave me a good din
1cr al the half way hotel.
FIDDLED TO SAN PEDRO.
when I got 10 Sacramento the
steamboats, were running opposition
and were calling for everyone to get
on board ana go free 10 san Francisco.
l got on ana landed in san Francisco
az night. I had n little gold nugget
which | gave to the lady Of the house
for my board until | could get work
! tried every place ] could think Of to
got work but there was none. ! found
ont that there was a steamer going TO
los Angeles In n few days but the pas
sHgc cost about $50 and I had no
money. That night there were some
men I'm my boarding house going 10
party In q private house. and. as I had
my ridlc along they asked me 20 go
with them. ! went and they gave me
e. for PLAYING for them. l stayed In
san Francisco four or FIVE DAYS hut
could get no work TO do. so | went
down to the steamer and asked the
mate n he would let me work my pas
sage to Los Angeles. He said NO
sir" and turned and left me standing
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20

everything we could SPARE for a yoke Of
Wild 3-yclr-Old steers We had a yoke
of vcarlIug calves that / used to play
with ! had them we'll broken In e.
work so they made good leaders. This
was the kind OF team we had % start
across the plains with II would have
made mule laugh 10 have seen Us
start Father hud e big rope around
the on steers harness and my brother
one ON the nigh steer. both pulling for
llf to keep them from breaking the
Wacon anG I with my whip driving my
calves ON the lead.
TO make "a motc pleasant for US our
noIghhors were sll Laughing NJ ~, for
starting with such r. team 10 cross the
great Mississippi river in a HAT boat
and into tho wilderness over rough,
hin country No wonder they laughed
Put then no who laughs last laughs