davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-09
TAKES ISSUE
ON CITY FIRE
SITUATION

Editor l. y. Bunting.
Dear Sir:-Your editorial in The
Sentinel of the issue Of July Z. en-
titled "A Head Necessary" demands
reputation. because it does an able
man a grievous injustice and because
ii puts the blame for certain dam
gerous conditions upon the wrong
shoulders.
II has been a pleasure to me to
have been able to render more or less
assistance to Fire Chief Phillips at
the fires in the Majestic theater and
the st. Regis hotel. Because of this
fact | was able to watch in detail
his handling of these fires. | have
worked side by side with firemen OF
reputation in the east: and, keeping
in mind their methods of handling
fires, it is my opinion that Fire Chief
Phillips fought these fires courage
ously, skillfully and effectively. The
men who have been directly inter
ested in these fires also have spoken
of his work with high praise.
In your editorial you state that
the firemen We're able to fight the
fire in the third story of the ST. Re
gis from the ground only, and that
their work was therefore. necessari-
ly ineffective.
At the time you were watching
that hose which was operated from
the ground the tiremen were doing
their real work with another hose
upon the roof The chief function
of the hose you We're watching was
an emergency One-tO be useful in
case the fire should break away from
the control of the hose upon the roof.
which, by the way. II did not do The
hose upon the roof was taken there
by way of the fire escape two. or
three minutes after the arrival of the
tiremen at the fire. Therefore, there
was little or no delay in this re-
spect.
Chief Phillips ;nen ordered the
tiremen to bring the extension lad
der, so that it might be available in
case it We're needed. AS it happened.
it was not needed: but. nevertheless.
it was at the scene of the fire five
minutes after the chief ordered IL to
be brought. Furthermore, it was not
fastened to the ceiling, as stated in
your editorial, but was hanging on
the wall. The writer was one OF
those who went for the ladder, CON
sequently he knows whereof he
speaks.
But you are right in that the
bringing of the extension ladder was
belated; and | will undertake to show
you why this was so.
The fire department is composed OF
a fire chief. assistant fire chief, two
firemen, driver and ten volunteers.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-09

The entire equipment at their dis
posal consists OF the following: \
considerable amount of hose. of which
only 900 feet can be taken ON the
wagon; one l5-foot ladder: one "a
foot extension ladder; one longer eN-
tension ladder: two chemical fire eN-
tinguishers; seven coats; seven pairs
of rubber boots: three helmets, and
two axes OF the latter. the handle
OF one is cracked. This the writer
knows because it fell to his lot to
use IT,
For a city of this size this is miser-
ably inadequate equipment The fire
men begin each struggle with a fire
under a heavy handicap; and. should
they be confronted with a fire of Sc
rious proportions. the odds would be
terribly against them.
For instance: Each fire is attend
ed by from five to fifteen men. Seven
OF these men may wear coats and
rubber boots; three of them may
wear helmets: none of them may
wear respirators. With such scanty
protection they are expected to
plunge into burning buildings. The
men without helmets are likely to
ohi'l o'l i'AAff AhJhN lA'iAh AtAilAht
timbers. plaster. frebrands. etc.
Should they be called upon to work
in rooms filled with smoke, they can
do so only to a very limited extent.
because Of the lack Of rcspirators.
Should they be called upon to tear
Gway portions of the ceilings, they
have no hooks for the purpose; and
Tor other work of a similar character
two axes are sadly insufficient.
Should the fire be in large build
ing and the large extension ladder
be needed, it cannot be brought I'M
til the hose cart be cmptied and sent
back for it.
Now the city officials are planning
to spend about $4,000 for an automo-
bile fire wagon TO take the place of
the present hose cart. II this wagon
and nothing else be purchased, the
department will be great deal more
expensive and a little less dependa-
BILE. In the first place, it would be
no more able to carry the big extern
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-09
WEEKLY STATEMENT
OF NEW YORK BANKS

NV Grand Junction Brokerage Com
pany's Private Wire.
New York, July 9.-Followlhs
are the main features of today S
weekend statement of New YORK
city banks: ,,,
Increase in reserves. S1O,O39, 500.
Increase in reserves. less U. S. de-
posts, S9,9S7,5 75.
Decrease in loans. S24 ,02l 100.
Increase in specie, 1857 800.
Increase in legal tender, S2,l56,-
400.
Decrease in deposits, $2i,742.0OO.
Increase in circulation, $l9S,OOO.
The percentage of actual cash re-
serve of the clearinghouse banks to-
day was 26.55 per cent.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-09

Kansas City. 1000; Omaha, 1920.
Prices sc higher.
Receipts: Chicago. 500:
Kansas City, 100 Omaha, 100
Sheep-Receipts Chicago, 400:
Kansas City, 200; Omaha. 100.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-09

The county commissioners today
signed up the contract for the con-
struction of the Hannah Creek-Pali-
SADIE wagon road, with o. C. Laurent.
the successful bidder. 1t will amount
to $500.
DIR. r. v Mills and wife leave to-
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-09
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

fReported by the Grand Junction
Brokerage Company
GRAIN MARKET.
Open High Low Close
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-09
BIC LAND DEALS

couple of heavy deals in country
real estate We're made today according
TO the county recorders records.
j. b. and l.. NJ. johnson sold five
acres 10 f. \. Bengston for the hand
some sum OF $4,000, or $1,000 an
acre.
wort West sold twenty acres to
Fritz II. kltven for $4,000. or 5000
an acre.
Dr. Victoria f Macarthur sold the
north half of lots /. >, 3. and :
in block 50, to Maggie j Glasier
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-09

Guy Boyer and Arthur Gormley
leit this afternoon for a two months
driving trip over into the Wyoming
country. They had large covered
wagon fully equipped for camping as
wei as for hunting and fishing.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-09

Frank Atkins and wife. the former
manager. of the Idle Hour mcging
picture theatre at Palisade. are visit
ing friends in the city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Senator Gore Tells

Muskogee, Ok, Aug. a. What
happened in the private office of
United States Senator Thomas P
Gore at Washington at noon on
May 6 last formed the basis of SEN
sational charges, involving the
names of Vice President Sherman.
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas,
Congressman Bird S. Mcclure of
Oklahoma and others, in a hearing
before a special congressional inVes-
tigating committee here to-day.
During the thirty or forty min
utes of the conference in that Office
Senator Gore testified that he had
been approached by Jake L. HamOn
former chairman of the Oklahoma
Territorial Republican Committee
and also former chairman of the
Oklahoma State Republican Com
mittee, and that he had been offer
ed bride of $4,000 or $4,000 to
remove certain legislation pending
in Congress, so that 100000
might be to paid to j. F. McMurray
an attorney at McAleSter, Ok, and
his associates.
The money was to represent at
torneys' fees" of 10 per cent of $780,
100000, which was to be obtained
from a New York syndicate for
100000 acres of coal and asphalt
land now owned by the Choctow
and Chickasaw Indians, in this
State.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Will Probably Build Oil Roads.

The Paris Commercial Club is
behind a project to build an eX-
perimental mile of oil road. 1t
hopes to have the work done next
month. The county court, city
council and special Paris district
commissioners will be asked to
cooperate in the enterprise. The
cost will be so small and the posi-
bilitieS so great that all of them are
certain to respond.
The expense for oil would be
only $1S5. The road must first be
properly graded, crowned and thor
oughly rolled All that remains
after this is done is to 60 over the
road with a sprinkler, to which a
special spreader is attached, and
pour on the oil. A waterproof,
dustproof, rutproof road results If
this experiment proves a success
the road problem in Monroe county
will be economically Solved.-Perry
Enterprise.
Now stop and think before you
say we are opposed to good roads
for have worked for fifteen years
for better roads, but people who run
to oil do not take into cOnsidera-
ton this fact, they have built a
fine road before reaching the oil
stage. They have thrown up a
road bed that will largely keep it.
self dry by shedding the water and
now listen, ninety per cent of the
value of the oil is not in solidifying
the road bed but in shedding the
water, so the bed is kept more
perfectly dry than any other known
system.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Work as a Universal Panacea.

Iconsider work one of the great
est blessings. | am not sure but
it is the greatest blessing, says Err
man j. Ridgway in The Delineator
for September. | must think it is,
for recall now that | wrote four in
functions in my boys Birth Book,
and work heads the list. Work
keeps the body healthy, the mind
steady. When the heart is sick
work. When hope is dim-work,
After failures, get up and work. Go
at obstacles on the run. Tackle
impossibilities hard. Measure to-
day by last year, five years ago. If
gaining, fine; work. If losing, too
bad! work harder. Be glad that
you have work to do. And if you
haven't any definite work, find ii
uuickS and get at it. If you have
done your work, and earned leisure
and are not woru out, don't rust
out. Travel; study; 90 in for com
munity work; lend a hand; help
somebody somewhere, somehow
That is living
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Dropped Dead.

Apparently in the best of health,
c. B. Williamson, a railroad mail
clerk, who resides near Hydesburg
Rails county, about six miles west
of Hannibal, dropped dead in his
barnyard yesterday morning at $780,
Mr.. Williamson had gone to the
barn to milk his COWS and had just
reached the lot when his wife heard
him call. She fastened to the barn
yard and found her husband lying
unconscious upon the ground. DR..
W. P. Birney who lives about two
miles fron the Williamson home
was summoned but by the time he
had arrived Mr.. Williamson was
dead. His death is supposed to
have resulted from an attack OF
heart trouble.
Mr.. Williamson has been en-
pioyed as a railway mail clerk for
about twenty-five years and is well
known in Hannibal. For several
years he lived in this city having
worked here as a carpenter before
going on the road About foul
weeks ago he was in wreck on the
Short Line but was not seriously in
jured. He has been working regu
larly and has seemed in good health
This was Mr.. WilliamsOn's week of
and he attended the New LondOr
fair yesterday, where he had some
fine horses entered.
Mr.. Williamson, who was abOu
67 years of age, is survived by
wife and three daughters, Mrs. Coli
GlaScock of Rensselaer,, Mrs. Homo
Trabue of St. Louis, and Miss Char
lotte Williamson of Sunnyside
Wash. Counterfeit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
GRAND OLD MISSOURI
Word Picture Painted Twenty Years
Ago of Her Splendor.

In the Bulletin files of twenty
years ago appears the following
beautifully pain ID word picture
of this grand old commonwealth
1t is believed 10 have Deel Wt.ttsn
by Harvey W. Isbell, once a resi-
dent of Linneus and frequent conf
tributor to this paper: Her hills
are natures terraces, upon which
the divine hand has planted green
waving forests and trimmed theiI
sides with fruits and flowers. Id
her valleys the harvests ripen into
golden colors and her limpid
streams run laughing to the seal
Springs cool and sparkling, bubbl'
forth from granite rocks, all streak
ed with gold, and dance and SHIN
mer in the sunshine. Upon everI
hillside the smoke curls upward
from happy, peaceful homes, wherI
merry children laugh The hour
away. Her prairies are broad an
sunlit and as beauteOus as tn
/ plains of paradise Her breezes al
sweet with the perfume of flower
and resonant with the songs d
birds. The moonshine of her nigl'
kisses softly the purple vineyard
where lovers wander and babble 4
a future without care. Her sunset B
are as glorious and beautiful as
the dawning of her days Her md
are brave and gallant and her won
en- are pure and queenly LyirI
midway between two great OceaI
she is a sort of Beula Land in It'd
sad old world. She is the md
maligned and the purest Gamma
wealth in the sisterhood of stat
Her golden age lies not a great VI
of, when from every section t
furnace fires will light the darkne
of heavens; when the weary wa
derers of life will seek a place wit
in her peaceful portals; when hui
: ger shall eat its fill at her toweri
! granaries, and. when she shall
come indeed to all of earth the b
9ar-land, the golden gateway
paradise The Bulletin, LinneuS N
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

the duty of every citizen of both
town and country not only to use
Monroe City flour but to push our
mills, talk our mills, which mean
so mnch to the town in general.
Our Cigar Factory was incorpo-
rated Feb. 18th, 1910 with a CAPT
tai of $2500.O0 and from its incep-
ton has been a success. The fac
tory employs IL hands and in order
to keep up with an unusual run of
business, for a new enterprise have
been compelled to work several
nights in the week. The products
Of this factory are rated the very
best, and the names Of Monroe
City and its factory are shining
from a thousand show cases in hun
dreds of towns strictly to our al
vantage as a prosperous enterpric-
ing town.
The Crystal Bottling Works wet
conceived of and put into opera
ton by Starrett & Woodson in 1909
and the very fact that these enter
prisin9 men have practically more
than they can attend to is sufficient
evidence of the mastery manner in
which this business is conducted.
They employ five men constantly,
distribute lots of money for cream
and take it all around, it is the
proper thing i'll the proper place
and we want it distinctly under
stood that we are proud OF the CryS
tai Bottling Works. The success O
these manufacturing enterprises q
to show the possibilities of our tow
and it is the duty of every either
to push these and push hard TO
other manufacturing interests, as i
is the only means under heaven
among men, whereby we can evel
expect to grow and amount to any
thing. Commercial Club Bulletin.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

A dollars worth of cream contains
ten times the strength" of any
dollar bottle of tonics ever invent
ed. Eat plenty of real foods, the
best you can raise or buy, and you'll
have little need of either patent
foods or patent medicines. Any
remedy which universally, or even
in the majority of all cases, pro-
duces a sense of exhilaration and
improvement is pretty safe to con-
tain "cheater" of some sort usual
ly either alcohol or opium Woods
Hutchinson. M. D., in The Delinea.
tor for September.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
LARGE TRACT OF LAND

That must be sold. About 1900
acres in Drew County, Ark, two
miles from town on railroad This
is fine farming land. Nine sets of
buildings, comfortable frame houses,
stables and barns, good wells of the
best water, a number of fine springs
that furnish water for stock the
year around; pastures are all set in
Japan or wild clover That is ex-
cellent for pasture and hay. Will
be sold in a body or in any style
tracts to suit buyers. All of this
fine land can be bought for SIS per
acre, half cash, balance on long
time; might consider other good
property for half the balance. The
crops that can be seen growing on
this land now shows the quality OF
soil. Write to J. j. Cook, Monticello,
Ark
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Why He Let Go.

Roger Cornell tells of an L
friend of his who fell off a
building. About twenty feet alb
the ground the IriShman grabbt
wire and held on for a bit, then
90 of it and continued his sud
journey downward.
What did you let 90 of that '
fort" asked a friend in the hosp
Sure, l was afraid the DOM
wire would break, said Patio
vile Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Sentence Sermons.

A piOuS fraud is sins best friel
Pain is often but the dress
pleasure.
If you cannot sometimes fors
to count yourself you will never
worth counting.
SaintlineSS and sanity are both
happy balance between self a
society.
Too many of our ideas on dI
are sadly mixed with notions
revenue.
1t is easy to love truth ardent
when its edge is toward your
verSary.
Too many are praying for a b
vest of love who have planted
seeds of kindness.
The greatest difficulty in vim
the esteem of others lies in
foolish estimate of ourselves.
1t is good evidence you have OF
half a truth when you think u
have a monopoly of all.
Nothing will help you more Il
helping a man when you do
want to.
This world would be a great d
more healthy if we might quar-
tine the grumblerS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Our FIGURING Mills, Cigar Factory
and Bottline Works.

1t is the aspiration of every grow
ing town to attract factories and
produce something. 1t is the duty
of every town to recognize and
push the established interests that
are located in it and have a decid-
ed civic pride in holding up the
hands of the MANAGERS of enterprises
of merit.
There is no question but what we
have three manufacturing enter
priseS that are a credit to our town
in our FIGURING Mills, Cigar Factory
and Bottling Works. Over two
years ago Mcfarland Bros, took
charge of our Touring mills, and
from the very beginning they have
not only been unusually active
business men, but have pushed
their line of business with an &C.
tivity and determination, produced
a superior -four that has put Mon,
roe City on the map as producing
the best flour manufactured in the
entire country.
The boys are large buyers o.
wheat, and pay at all times tn,
very top prices, and have the rep
utation Of being straight out anC
out honorable business men. It i.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

Mrs. Herman Levy was unfortu-
nate Thursday night She and
her husband were returning from
Brookfeld and when they arrived
in the city left the train and Mrs,
Levy's pocket book containing a
dollar and diamond ring and a val
liable unset stone
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Internal Fighting.

Considering the weather and the
political conditions, Speaker Cannon
has been OVERRIDING the congenial
task of wiping up the ground with
the insurgents. We are sorry to
have any mishap befall the always
interesting speaker, but it will be
for his own reputation aud the good
of his party if he shall take warn
ing from his collapse on the plat
form in Kansas the other day and
give himself and the public rest.
In November the Republican party
will need every vote it can rake
and sCrape, and the business of
reading members out of the party
will not seem so interesting as it
now appears to MeSSrS Cannon and
Dickinson Quincy Herald.
Yes, and the Democratic party
needs every honest vote it can get
and to get there some Democrats
must cease trying to read other
Democrats out of the party
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
And You Will Find Out.

If you know a fellow hates you,
try and remember the time when
you did him d great favor then
you will understand why, Burlin9-
ton Junction Post.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Taft Is the Rubber Stamp.

1t looks like Teddy Roosevelt is
the Chief Executive, and that he is
making only a rubber stamp out of
Mr. Taft. The American people
have a right to bow their heads in
shame. Boonville Advertiser.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
High Cost Fully Explained.

We have it now on the highest
Republican authority of the Lodge
committee that the high cost of liv-
ing is due entirely to high prices.
Memphis Democrat
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
It Has Increased the Salaries.

The commission form of govern
ment has only been on trial three
months in Kansas City, Hans, but
it is working wonders. 1t has al
ready increased the annual salary
expenses $4,000 and has several
other reforms in contemplation
Kansas City Post.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Red Hot Political Fences.

Some of the fences the politicians
are trying to mend this summer
are found to be made of live wire.
Houston Chronicle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
What the Missouri
Editors Are Saying
Oklahoma Not the Only One.

Don't laugh at Oklahoma for hav-
ing two state capitals. There are
Beverly and Oyster Bay Bates
County Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Thirty Cents on the Dollar.

Every dollar a woman spends for
cotton fabrics dresses, stockings,
lingerie - she spends sc cents more
than she would have to do but fol
the tariff. Does anyone think that
this tribute to the Republican idol
goes to the laboring man? Then
why are there so many strikes in
cotton mills? Post Dispatch.
Hadley Signed Stones Commission,
Sam G. Blythe one of Americas
foremost political writer's said in
an article in last weeks Saturday
Evening Post: After Hadley was
in office he charged that Stone
had stolen the election from Folk
but got nowhere with the charge
which fell fiat when it is pointed
out that Fadley signed Stones COM
mission to the senate, knowing
then what he charged against Stone
later" Gallatin Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

Mrs. Ruby Stevenson is visiting
friends in Shelbina.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

Miss Jennie Long, of Shelbina
came over Saturday to visit her
friends, W. l. Green and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

Try Charlie johnson when you
want cave trough and spoutins on
your house or barn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

Mrs. John Grassland, of St. Louis
arrived Saturday to visit relatives
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

Frank Sharp, of Provo, Utah has
arrived and is spending a week
with Paul Cox and wife and other
relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

Mrs. Walker Vanskike went to
Shelbina, Saturday to visit rela-
tiYeS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

j. P, Patton and wife went to
Quincy, Saturday to visit relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Frills and Ruffles Are Much Worn

Frills and RuffleS Are Much Worn.
If one hasn't the energy to make
a waist, one can keep tOlerbly busy
just making the endless frills and
ruffles that are worn now on al
most all dresses. They are quite
expensive to buy, but they cost
practically nothing if one makes
them at home of leftover bits of
linen, lawn or batiSte. Hemstitch-
ed linen or tucked lawn edged with
lace and trimmed with French
knots and Misunderstanding make
sweet little rufties, and they really
add immensely to the daintineSs of
a waist or dress. The DelineatOr
for August.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

w. B. was a business visitor
Quincy Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

R. B. MeriWether was a business
visitor in Palmyra. Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
No Drug Can Increase Physical
Strength.

There is no krOwn drug that will