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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28
UNIDENTIFIED MAN INFERRED
In PoTTER,S FIELD

The remains of the unidentified
man found dead Tuesday near this
city were inferred in the Potter's
Field at Elmwood Cemetery Wednes-
day. The body was in such an ad-
vanced stage of decomposition 1t
was impcssible to keep 1t longer,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Mrs. Marvin Bush and daughter
have returned from a visit to Arm
strong, Mo,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Something ew and novel in run
abouts-from the high Nrade to the
I-iddle and cheaper grade at re
| duced prices. We are over-stockec
on open jobs.
d2t-w1t Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28
NEED A NICE

DRIVING WAGON
We have too many runabouts, some
beauties among them Look through
our large vehicle repository and Sc
lee one, the price will not interfere
with your buying it.
d2t-w1t Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

The Rev. John t. Mason will
shortly start a protracted meeting at
Portland, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Ladies', don't fail to come to see
how cheap you can buy a new hat at
The Bargain Place.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Night Officer Staples is acting mar
shall during the absence Of ]. A.
Brown.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Mems Oxfords are going at a price
you can't afford to miss at dwt
The Bargain Place.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Mrs Jno. d. Howe has returned to
her home at Kansas City after visit
TO Mr.. and Mrs. McCabe Howe.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

You cam buy the $500 Edwin Clapp
Oxfords, for $3.9S.
The Bargain Place.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Ladies' and Children's oxfords be-
low cost, at
The Bargain Place,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Game Warden Keath went to Stur-
geon Wednesday on business.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Smoke The opttmist. Five cents
everywhere.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28
Lsddonia, July 20.

I7"UHOIIEtI' V"Iy W
Milton Knapfel, prominent young
farmer, residing short distance
south of this city, was struck by
lightning, about 8 o'clock, this morn
ing. ard instantly killed.
Mr.. Knipfel had gone to his barn
to turn his horses ON the pasture whe
flash of lightning came with it's
deai h!y force and struck him down.
Mr.. Knapfel was about 30 years
old and is survived by a wife. He
was one of the most popular plant
ers in this section and his death will
be generally regretted.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Frank Bruton is In Columbia at
tending the Fair.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Edward Claybrook and wife, Of Chill
licothe, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Claybrook, of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Miss Ruth Worland. of Hannibal,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L, H.
Hanna.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Miss sallAa Smith, of Fulton,
the guest oflMiss Leona Jackson.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Miss Fay snldow is home from
Bowling Green.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

e. D. Moore, Of Mexico, won sec
ond in the roadster ring at the Boone
county Fair here today, The larg-
est attendance for a first day in
years marked the opening of the
meet.
The auto race, to have been held
to-day. has been postponed until Fri.
day.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

entertained with games dear to the
youthful heart Field received many
beautiful and useful presents. Ice
cream and cakes were served.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Ladies Hats go at less than cost.
at
The Bargain Place.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Poultry 6 Stock Food at Rucker
Bros
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28
The Weekly Ledger

REMEMBER the Chautauoua opens
Friday evening.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Insist on smoking The optimist.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

the roof into some quiet family circle
and frightening the people to death
by their sudden advent.
Experiments were being made
with an aeroplane fire department
The Mexico Chautauqua established
free aeroplane bus service to and
from the Assembly grounds.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-28

Try Rucker Bros.' Ice Cream Soda
Mrs. L. L. Wlnans has returned TO
Fruityille, Mo.
Meet your friends at Rucker Bros.
William Kemper, Jr., is slowly
improving.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12
Review Term for Teachers,

The Tenth Annual Monroe Coun-
ty Summer School will be held at
Madison beginning May 80, and
continuing till the June Examiua-
tons. More than six hundred
teachers have attended these re-
view terms and testify to their
value.
The term is necessarily short
therefore prepare to enter the first
day and stay until the close.
Write for terms of tuition and
board.
Very truly yours,
5-26 J.B. ROGERS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12

M. X. Outright is in the race for
County Clerk. His announcement
appears elsewhere He is man of
good business qualifications, is a
pleasant courteous gentleman and
would make an officer who would
at all times be found doing his duty.
j. Weldon Hardesty announces
this week as a candidate for re-elec-
ton as representative from Monroe
County. Mr.. Hardesty is now fill
ing his first term and made hims
self heard in the legislature. He is
a capable, worthy man with a coed
record.
j H. Crump's name will be found
in the proper column as a candi
date for County Clerk. Mr.. Crump
is an excellent gentleman, qualified
and worthy of the position to which
he aspires Should the voters elect
him he will make good, faithful
officer.
When you're looking for all the
new creations in Neckwear and
Hosiery. this is the storeto come to.
YATES & HAGAN.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12
MAYORS REPOR /

To the Honorable Board of Alder
men, City of Monroe, Mo.
Gentlemen:-I beg to submit my
annual report from May 7, 1909,
to May 6, 1910 inclusive, in accord
ance with an ordinance concerning
the mayor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12
SCHOOL NOTES.
Grades.

The High School will continue one
week longer.
On Friday afternoon, May 18th, a
display of manual training work
done by the boys of the seventh
and eighth grades, and sewing done
by the girls of the same grades will
be given in the manual training
room room No. 2.
All of this work will be work
which has been done in regular
class work, and not work es-
pecially prepared for show,
Parents are cordially invited to
this the last display Of the year
Friday evening the members Of
the eighth grade will give a pro-
gram and receive certificates Of pro-
motion to the High School, This
will be an enjoyable evening. The
exercises will be given in the High
School auditorium, an admission
of Is cents, school children 10 cents
will be charged.
High School.
The Senior Class will present the
three act comedy "Phyllis'S Inherit
ance" or "A Fight for a Fortune" at
the opera house, Friday evening,
May goth.
Class day exercises will be held
in the High School auditorium,
Monday evening, May %.
Commencement exercises will be
held in 1.-THE opera house, Tuesday
evening, May "a. E. M. S.
Hot Air"
Heat Your Home with a Hot Air
XXth Century Furnace. Save one
half your coal bill by using the
XXth Century Slotted Fire Pot, the
only hot blast fire pot put in a furn-
ace that does all that is claimed
for. The XXth Century Furnace is
made of Cast Iron including the
radiator, on most furnaces the radi-
ator is made of steel which will
rust out in four or five years and
have to be replaced at a big price.
XXth Century Radiators will not
rust and cast iron retains the heat
while steel cools off as quickly as it
heats. Call at my shop one door
north of the News office where you
will find a sample XXth Century
Furnace on the floor, let me tell
you the secret of the success of the
XXth Century Fire Pot. There are
ten or fifteen XXth Century Furn-
aces in use in this city and vicinity
in the best regulated homes and
churches and will be glad to give
you references as to whether they
are giving satisfaction.
C. L. JOHNSON,
Tinsmith and Furnaces.
Please Don't.
t If you have a news item for the
Democrat, please do not wait unit
Wednesday afternoon to turn it in
If you have a communication
: you want the Democrat to handle
for you please do not wait unit
g Wednesday afternoon to turn it in
Because by 10 a. m. on Wednesday,
r every inch of the Democrats Spac,
is already provided for.
Last Wednesday at 4:20 p. m.
communication, important to 9th
ID ers, was brought to this office 70
l. publication and had to be turne
TT down for want of space and tim
If m bondla ;t
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12
Punctured Arm.

Master Gilbert, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Walker has had an
other painful experience. A short
time since it was a nail in the foot
and now it is a nail in the elbow.
A heavy window sash was up
and supported by a stick with a
nail in it, in some manner the
child pushed the stick out, which
was then forced downward with
considerable force by the weight
of the sash and the nail was forced
into the tender flesh just above the
elbow Joint.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12

Entered at the postot1ice at MONROE
City, Mo-, as second-class matter.
THURSDAY. MAY IL, 1910
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The DEMOCRAT is authorized to
announce the following Democratic
candidates, subject to the general
primary election to be held Tues
day, August 2, 1910.
For County Clerk
Henry F. WOodSon
NJ. X. Outright
J. II. Crump
For Collector
A. c. Beaver
j. Frank Grow
For Judge Eastern District
B. F. Vaughn
For Representative
J. Weldon HardeSty
M. P. NOlen
For Circuit Clerk
c. L. Dry
New Things.
Cy Smith has had 70 feet of ce
ment walk put in front of his cot
tage home.
W. L. Ely has had IT'S feet of &C.
ment walk put in at his home.
D. X. Vowel has re-roofed the
residence on his farm.
Reed holland has added a room
and a bath room to his cottage
!, home.
!, Mrs. Laura Boulware has added
! 1 room to her pretty home.
!, John Greathouse has added g
, room to his home.
George Hampton is adding room
!, to his home.
Y Newt Berry has re-roofed hi
home.
i III. McClintic is building room
/ to his farm house.
II E. O. Engstrand is re-roofing hi
4 farm house.
Charlie Weller is building a gooc
Ii barn.
= Fred Gross is building a barn.
:, Mrs. c. Thompson is adding
n room to her home.
G. W. Turpin is building a bar
:, 28x34 feet.
Charlie Jewell is adding a mic
porch to his home
T. A good steel bridge is being pr
over Indian Creek Just west {
8 Swinkey.
A steel bridge is being throw
across a branch near E. S. HAM
tons in Rails county.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12

Ennis Tooley and family Of Ely
visited the homefOlks in this city
Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12

Respectfully submitted,
JAMES S. SCOTT,
Acting Mayor,
Monroe City, Mo-, May 6, 1910.
Published by order of the Board
of Aldermen.
GEO. W. TOMPKINS,
City Clerk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12

Mrs. j. H. Hilderbrandt of Hanni-
bal, came up yesterday to be with
her friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12

LADIES-We sell the Caloric
Fireless Cooker. Call and let us
show you the best Fireless Cooker
on the market.-A. Jaeger.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12

Edward Madden and George
Yates went to St. Louis, Sunday to
visit friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12

Miss Leffie Johnson went to
Quincy, Sunday to spend several
days with her sister, Mrs. Lottie
Oblander.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12

CT. Dry is a candidate for re-
election as Circuit Clerk. He is now
serving in that Office and is making
an excellent officer and giving good
satisfaction. He is pleasant, cour-
teous and accommodating.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-05-12

Col. W. T. Youell was a Hannibal
visitor Tuesday. He was one OF the
criers at the Indian Mound Park
sale.
The national forum., 1910-09-24

say ought not to be is wheeled up to
their door just outside and they in
vite their own and clan to come out
and view what they claimed was
even too vile for us to set eyes upon,
yet claim their superiority over us
as a race. Note that ladies are es-
pecially invited. Here is man who
will sneak out his back door to wit
ness the result of a defeat of his
race variety (and mark you they
raised the race issue in the matter,
not WEI, but he can't stand to be
seen looking at it or to let you see
it. Not preach has been preached
against this; not a sermon SER
monized no moral crusade has been
inaugurated against this, nor any
edict issued against it. How will
our daily papers explain their posi-
tion that it was against public policy
two months ago and their absolute
silence on it now? Is it possible
that they are game enough to wit
ness this reproduction of the defeat
of the white race and yet not enough
so to let us have just one little peep?
1t was said Jack had streak of yell
low, but we are constrained to ask
after the manner of Chanler to his
brother, "Whose's yaller now?"
The national forum., 1910-09-24
IN SOCIE>TY'S REALM
Conducted by MISS MARY CURTIS

Mrs, Connolly of Atlanta, Ga, is
spending a few days iii the city.
b Mrs. Caroline of Arkansas is vis-
iting iii the city this week. ~
Mrs. Bowman of Pittsburg, Pa,
is here on a short visit.
Mr.. Pierce of Cincinnati, Ohio,
passed through the city this week.
Mrs. Johnson of Auburn, N. Y,
spent a few days in the city this
week after attending the B. M, C.
in Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Parker of Auburn, N. Y,
spent a few days in the city after
attending the B. M. c. in Baltimore.
Mr.. Carlysle of Syracuse, N. Y,
made a short visit to this city this
week.
Mrs. T. M. Moore, treasurer of
the Federation of Womens Clubs,
has been the guest of Mrs |. N.
Ross of 1444 Q street N. w. Mrs.
Moore addressed the Mite Mission
airy Society of the Metropolitan A.
M, E. Church on Monday evening.
Mrs. Moore will leave in a few days
for her home in Allegheny, Pa.
Rev. A. M. Starkey of Boston,
Ga, was the. guest of Rev. I. N.
Ross last Sunday.
Rev. A. Murray, brother of Mr..
Emanuel Murray, the caterer, made
a short visit to this city during the
week, Rev. Murray is pastor of
Bethel A. M. E. Church of Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Kew, III. III. Williams OF Albany,
Ga, visited the city last Sunday.
Mr.. Wilson of Portsmouth, Va,
spent few days in the city with his
son, Mr.. Dewitt Wilson.
Mr.. Williams Of Mlnsey, Ind,
spent few days in the city this
week.
Mr.. James IL. Warren of Chi
cago, ILL.,, passed through the city
this week.
The national forum., 1910-09-24
Mr.. FL. c. Smith Advocates a Circuit
for All Colored Picture Shows

MIR. H. c. Smith, the enterprising
manager and part owner of the Blue
Mouse, has called a meeting of all
of the owners of the different NOV
ing-picture theaters in town, and in
tends submitting to them a plan
whereby a circuit, not only in. this
city, but in all of the cities lying in
direct line-say, such as New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing
ton and Richmond-could be sup
piled with attractive talent, and at a
decided advantage to the public as
we'll as to the managers. This plan,
if consumnlated, will put new talent
in town weekly, and in all probabil-
ity the contract would bind the
actors to cover the circuit, and there
by insure a constant stream of talent
to be coming weekly to each city of
entirely different variety.
Mr. Smith is a thoroughly up-to-
date business man, and understands
the situation, having gone into the
study Of it quite extensively since
engaging in this enterprise Of his
n,vt1
The national forum., 1910-09-24
Sues Town for Race Riot
Negro Who Got Ten Years. bat Was Freed on Appeal,
Asks 100000


Norfolk, Va, Sept. 10.-One of
the most unique cases in the his
tory of race riots was presented to-
day when Samuel L. Burton, col
ored, of Onanc0ck, Va, entered
suit for 100000 against the town
of Onancock and the board of SUI
pervisors of Accomac county for
damages to him in 1907.
Burton claims that his business,
amounting to $4,000 a year, was
broken up as result of riot
which occurred in OnancOck Au-
gust 10, 1907. He charges that the
authorities aided in the riot and
caused him to spend almost year
in Jail before he was finally ac,
quilted of a charge of murder, as a
result of his appeal to the Superior
Court of Virginia from a sentence
of 10 years in the penitentiary.
The national forum., 1910-09-24
WASHINGTON. SEPTEMBER "a, 1910
EDITORIALS
PULSATING POLITICS

The last week in political circles
has given us food for thought.
Reckoning from the viewpoint Of
the regulars, some were saved, some
were lost. On the whole maybe we
have gained, perhaps we have lost.
Who can tell? The Ides of Decem-
Der will answer the query. Perhaps
the defeat Of Mr.. Tawney, chairman
of the Appropriation Committee,
causes the situation to loom up less
distinctly with good results than any
other thing during the weeks hap
penings. To say the least, there
have been seven days of real old
fashioned genuine politics, and the
game may be said to be just fairly
begun. If the matter ended with
the question of defeat in the pri-
maries we might feel some consola-
ton. But we must not be unmind-
full of the fact that there are sores
to be healed and political wounds
to be salved. We are standing upon
the threshold of a vast area of in
quiry, and not the least among the
many is, will the regulars, after
having suffered defeat, give full
strength to the Progressives and In
surgents that defeated them. There's
the rub And incidentally there
may be the Democratic House. 1t
is the hope of the Democracy at
least. President Taft has gained
ground in the last week because in
some measure Mr. Roosevelt has
lost. True, Mr.. Roosevelt has many
friends. 1t is correspondingly true
that he has many enemies. Mr..
Taft may not have horde of adj
mirers, but he has few really ma
liciously inclined enemies, and his
late silence and steady equipoise
under calling and provoking cir
cumstances have shown the public
another side of the man, bound his
friends closer to him and strength
ened the weak-kneed. If Mr.. Roose-
velt is grooming for 1912, the
Presidents beautifully golden 81
lence in the face of that grooming
may not be of sufficient power to re-
nominate him, granting that he de-
sires it, but it may act as a lever
that may pry the props from under
the Colonel. Dark horses frequent
ly win, and there is always some
where in the stable dark horse.
The national forum., 1910-09-24
DR.. Booker T. Washington in North
Carolina

Charlotte, N. c., Sept. 21.-Dr.
Booker T. Washington will make a
tour of the State of North Carolina,
beginning October 28 and ending
November 3. The details of the
itinerary will be worked out by
Bishop George w. Clinton of the
A. M. E. Zion Church, who is a
resident, of Charlotte. Due an
nouncement Of the particulars will
be made.
Similar tours have been made
through the States of Mississippi,
South Carolina, Virginia, Tennes-
see, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Connect
cut and Delaware, and they have
been largely instrumental in pro-
noting a spirit of sympathetic CO.
operation between the races al every
point visited. r. w. T.
The national forum., 1910-09-24
STUDY IN INCONSISTENCY

Advertisements are being run in
all the papers to the effect that the
Jeffries- Johnson pictures may be
seen at a point just outside the Dis
trict and for white people only Ye
gods, talk Of inconsistency, incon-
gruity and all the other "ins" and
cons" but here is the heights of
them all added together. A short
time since, only a short time since
preachers would be moral reform
ers, the Commissioners of the Dis
trict here and officials the country
over pointed out the shocking, huge,
ponderous evil that would result
from such display. Gross, coarse,
vulgar, inhuman and thousand
other things were said of it. White
papers (and those of our own city,
too advised that it was a discredit
rather than a credit to our race, and
that we should look upon the new
champion with eyes askance, and
lust here little later the form only
Of the law Is eyaded, all Of t!lis high
moral sentiment either thrown aside
or forgotten, and the very thing they
The national forum., 1910-09-24
THE KNOCKER

Don't be knocker. Be a booster.
Don't be a pessimist, but an opti-
mist. Don't bewail your fate, but
conquer it. Don't envy your broth
er, but strive to be as good as he and
get as much. Don't find fault; seek
good. Faults will expose them
selves. Don't be hoggish; be lib
eral. Don't curse your luck; stop
and see if you didn't bring it on
yourself. Don't get in the parade
unless you can keep step; be a spec
tator rather. Don't think you are
right and everybody else is wrong.
Be cheerful, smile anyhow, whether
you feel like it or not. Try it, it
helps others and helps you as well.
Don't think you are under spell of
bad luck, for the world is the best
paynaster yet, and gives to every
man all he is worth in the end-not
a penny more, not penny less.
The national forum., 1910-09-24
ELITE COLUMN
Conducted by
W. PRESTON BAYLESS, 1915 9Th Street N. W.

Miss Daisy Watson, 938 Tea
street N. W., is visiting in Pitts
burg, Pa.
Prof. David Houston, formerly
of Cambridge, Mass, who has been
teaching the high schools Of Balti-
more, has accepted position in the
Armstrong Manual TrainingSchool.
Professor Houston is a graduate Of
The national forum., 1910-09-24

Mr.. Samuel 7. Henry, command
er of the James A. Buchanan Garri-
son, Army and Navy Union, has re-
turned from Delaware City, Del,
where he has been spending the
summer with his family.
The national forum., 1910-09-24

Mr.. Joseph Fl. Douglass, the emil
nent violinist, has purchased beau
tiful home on Florida avenue, near
10th street, and will make this city
his permanent headquarters. Mr..
Douglass will shortly undertake an
extended Southern tour, accom-
panied by his talented wife, who is
a pianist and dramatic reader of