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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15

gross return of $13. This leaves a
profit for Mr. Average Farmer of I'd
cents an acre.
He also said that this county was
l 40 bu., per acre below the state
average and that if We had come
up to the state average and corn
was worth so cents a bu., the
farmers would have had $4,000 bu
more corn than they did have and
at SO cents a bu., would a $4,000
court house.
He told us that If we could grow
40 bu, to the acre instead of 26
that the 1,4800O0 more corn at so
cents a bu., would build seven rock
roads entirely across Monroe
County, and would build a $4,000
court house about ten times. Also
that that amuch money would fill
every vacant business in Mon
roe County with a prosperous busi-
ness.
He said we cannot grow more
corn or 40 bu., per acre until we
change our methods, and that
every man who is not making his
soil better is using wrong method
and his argument was clear cut
that he knew what he was talking
about, and he proceeded to tell
some of the wrong methods, that
he could see as he rode along on
the train.
1t is too bad that so few heard
these lectures, also that this paper
does not have them in full to pre-
sent to its readers.
Mr.. Jordan also said that if ouI
people want further institutes we
must get busy and give g hearing as
the state is not justified in sending
men where a reasonable number
do not take an interest as scores
of places have had to be denied
men, on account of a shortage of
funds.
i We had heard that probably
Miss Bailey would deliver a lecture
on home economics and domestic
science in the evening !but coulC
not find out that she would OF
would not be here SO no arrange
ments were made for the evening
meeting. Miss. Bailey arrived
went to the hotel and found out
that no arrangements had beer
made for a meeting for her. Friday
morning she went to the schoo
house and examined the sewing
done by the girls and the boy;
manual training department and
made an interesting talk to the
high school.
Miss Bailey is an interesting talk
er and had her date been advertis
ed her lecture Thursday evening
would have been one of great profit
to those who would have had the
pleasure of hearing her. Her sub
ject is one of vital interest and she
understands the subject and is able
to make herself understood.
The Democrat hopes that q
Farmers Institute will be held in
Monroe City next year, that all the
1910 speakers will be here and that
the Board of Agriculture will write
. the Democrat giving the names o
speakers and the hour they viii
talk so that the meeting can b,
properly advertised. This year w
did not know what to say and wer,
only guessing. could not give tn,
hour of any meeting and did moi
knnw when anU snaakar Iuo,,ld h.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15
A Letter from Carpenter.

DSdI LullOl. Ill OluSI W lullll
my promise, | will write you al
short letter, describing my trip and
my first impression of California
and the West. Leaving Monroe
City at 1 p. m. Friday over the
Burlington Route to Kansas City,
and from there at 9:35 over the
Santa Fe Fast Mail train. AS we
had made reservation for a Berth
We had no trouble in getting ac-
commodations,
After a reStful nights sleep we
arrived at Dodge City sKans., at 7
a. m Dodge City, Garden City and
Syracuse are thriving little towns,
but the large passenger DepotS with
the Hotel and Harvey Dining Room
! in connection seems to be a large
part of the town and in compari-
son with the Burlington | might
say the Santa Fe Route through a
great portion of the west have very
fine depots and poor""towns, while
the Burlington have poor depots
and good towns.
Trinidad, Colorado, was reached
at a p. m. Trinidad is lively city
with a population of $4,000. 1t is
the metropolis of Southern Colorado
and is situated at the entrance at
the pass through the moutain at an
elevation of over six thousand feet
Our trip from there overthe mountain
was a slow and tireSome one, three
engines being in Use on the one
train until the summit was reached
Passing through the Ration Tunne
at an elevation of over seven thou
sand feet was not very pleasant fol
the passengers, as quite a number
experienced difficulty in breathing
at such an altitude.
We arrived at Albuquerque si1
hrs late on account of a stalled en-
CINE. Albuquerque is a beautiful
, city of 10000 inhabitants, situated
at the top of the mountains Pro
visions and commodities of all
kinds are cheaper in New Mexico
than in Missouri, but in Arizona i
is just the reverse.
After leaving Albuquerque WI
travelled for hundreds of miles will
nothing of Importance to see, unit
we came to an Indian Village call
ed Laguna, with a population o
five hundred Indians. Their build
llngs were of the adobe kind made
out of mud and grass then dried il
the sun. The Indians make a liv
ing by selling their hand made
pottery to the tourists passing that
way.
At Gonzales Station is the Con,
tinental Divide. The elevation here
being over seven thousand feet.
Our travel all day Sunday tool
us through a part of the Desert
where we could see the petrifieC
forests, and the CANT Cactus. Some
of the Cactus reaching a height o.
: thirty feet, being nearly two feet il
thickness.
We failed to get a view of thu
Grand Canyon as we crossed th'
Colorado River at night. We werI
, all glad when the conductor calleC
out San Bernardino. for it is nea
here where the orange orchards
first come into view. They pre-
sent a beautiful sight with thei
yellow fruit turned up to the sun
and the orchards surrounded b!
beautiful drive ways of palm anC
Eucalylstus trees.
| It certainly looked like Californi;
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15

To F. & NJ. Telephone Subscribers
We will appreciate it if all delin,
quent subscribers will call and set.
tie up accounts to 1911.
W. H. ELLIOTT,
1915 Manager.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15

A full line of Books for both
children and grown ups.
L. NJ. Wood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15

Shipments Tor the week: Green
& Maxwell l car corn, car oats
Henderson-Morris Produce Co., 1
car deessed poultry, 1 Car live
poultry; Mcfarland Bros 1 car flour
Barger & McClintic 8 cars of hogs;
JL Voolfolk car cattle. Total
9 cars.
The Farmers Institute.
Thursday was the second and
last day of the Farmers Institute
at Monroe City. Curtis Hill, State
Highway Engineer and S. M. Jordan
Institute Director of the State
Board of Agriculture were here but
found a very small turn out
Mr., Jordan, known as the Mis-
souri, Corn Man" said he could not
think that the small attendance
was due to the farmers not being
interested in better farming for
Monroe Co., but that they did not
know Of the meetings.
He gave some very interesting
figures that should put business
men as well as farmers to thinking
He said that last year Monroe
County had 106,191 acres in corn
and that the average yield was but
26 bu. to the acre Counting rent
on land or interest on the money
invested in it, that in Mo-, the cost
of producing an acre as reported
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15

Miss Florence Engle, of Indian
Creek. now is the owner of the find
rug given away by E. A. ThompsOnl
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15
Case Settled.

The E. j. Bross City of Monroe
case which has been twice tried and
resulted in hung jury on each oc-
cassion, was compromised Tuesday,
each party to pay half of costs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15

Schraffts Package Candies.
l. M. Wood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15

Palmers Perfumes, bulk and
fancy pkgs.
L. M. Wood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15

Palmers Perfumes, bulk aud
fancy pkgs.
L. M. Wood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-15

James Mcfarland, William and
James Wadsworth attended a Ma
sonic school of instruction at Hun
newell the first of the week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
ODD MIX UP WHEN
MAN FOUND S275
ON BOARD STEAMER

When David Satu. Chilean
miner. found a wallet containing
1915 aboard the steamship Jeffer-
son Wednesday afternoon. he
couldn't help telling his friend.
Robert c. Brown. about IL. Brown
demanded half OF the coin but
finally compromised on $40. Then
Satu told Henry Peterson about his
find and Peterson said Let me
have the money and I'll turn il
over TO the police when we reach
Seattle"
Satu gave Peterson the money.
But In the meantime f. n. Bar
ton. an employee of the Pacific
Coast Storage Co. OF Fairbanks,
discovered his loss and a wireless
message was sent to the Seattle
police.
Visions of another big gold rob-
berry ON an Alaska steamship
caused four plain clothes men to
be on hand when the vessel reached
port early this morning. Satu,
Brown and Peterson were taken to
the city Jail Satu and Brown today
confessed their share in the mix
up and returned S240 OF the money.
Satu and Brown insist that Peter
son held out" $40 Friends OF the
latter visited him at the city Jail
today and urged him 10 make a
clean breast of the whole affair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
ID RATHER BE QUEEN OF The STAGE THAN OF PORTUGAL"
SAYS DANCER FOR WHOM BOY KING MANUEL LOST HIS CROWN
w.. Love at First Sight; I'm Not Ashamed" Says
cd to United Press-Her Dances in Daring Co.'S
o ss.... the Sensation of All Europe.


,xSyA Oct eMlo Gahy des lys in interview granted
y lsisa today gorned her relations with Dom Manuel
~ essA aname is appearing as dancer at the Apollo
49, Last night the theatre packed 10 the doors with
aN ,s - see the French woman who wore suubnrst OF
ss@ vas Dom Manuers mistress" she
s e.ng a kings mistress. but consider a everlasting
F advertise that relationship sorited as t by love
ts@s 40 court eonventonshN could not throttle
~ ., capital Of my relations with Manuel kept
- reserved Recently variety theatre ia Parts offered
r ahy 10 appear billed Manuels mistress but refused
trs eatre produced sketch In which and the king
aa~s ss,'', us scs QUEEN OF PORTUGAL
, asked the to call me the unerowned Queen OF
]. sns had been introduced 70 me after performance
y : ras love FIRST sight became his mistress
~ ve him and the love he bore justified all In
s that hrs meeting frequently lie repeat
= = s,s % visit me We happy together days
n Fsruary Manuel summoned Lisbon and
as charity fair ORGANIZED for the relief Of victims Of the
s ars live In suite In the royal palace. stayed
ri ss pad me marked attention In my company
|.re.sty he presented me to ha mother
49, 80 rss said that the kug vas haunting lis mistress in
~ noAsrs face wha had offered her life to save him when his
= ssiras and unius, say
Il IL ns only small presents. which poor man
- ''' sas GOT NO GxrRAvAeANT PRESENTS
NJ calls FOR $4,000 for appearns three months here
Assse la Is greater than the kings
I - the king in Paris In August had long letter
m DAYS expressing JOY at the prospect Of seeing
NJ ar sss young man. proud kind hearted
p - ,spsn said Mc des LIS cannot afford 10 abandon
ar asa q the stage Tor the little kingdom Of Portugal
IA H. Hxht
Waen that the escaped. Mile DIES Lyts
n nsss him abdIeate. know he viii be hap
mr. wken he king
Ks Ds Lys decided favoFite the bohemian
xs when she appeared there few years Tier iu
sprzhy imitation Japanese wreatlcrs.
u1s kN worldwide fame and she commented inter
nfm1aT
Ms nss Lys has beautiful blonde hair and charming
Hm sc has had countless admirers Her and jewels
Europe equipages prizes
the Fete des Fleurs Bots dc Boulogne
SIZE ALMOST DtSRoBEs.
~ Mile Dies Lys startling. almost in It's
|E3 In Il she dsrobes TO single diamond stud
N The story Il pantomimes Is extremely suggestive. It
Instantaneous hit the bousvards the theatre
nightly with the oouievardiers this dance Mile Des
ID ptas enormous salary.
reported that Kaiser Wilhelm favored King Manuels suit
Of Princess Victoria the daughter, that
krsas szessses caused a breaking off Of the match
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
WOMAN VICTIM
OF BUNKO GAME

ment and went down town 10 the
illliman office 90 align the contract.
after listening 10 a tiownry speech
by his man Friday. known az Peet,
relative 10 the establishment 81
rope factories and sio.oe0 hotels
near the place ! thought ! bought
Imagine my feelings. though. when
some time later ] vent uut 20 stake
off my property and Was shown
five little lots Ia the mudholes
somewhere a. tailyins with the Do
eeription Ia my contract Ny own
lota. that IL 70 say the ones ! had
agreed to purchase. we're Supposed
70 be sQtl10 The mudhole lots
weFe ouly s0Etp0
! complained TO Hillman and he
said be would see about H. Maybe
he did see about r. never did
Furthermore. never GO, a chance
20 see him again. though ! came
10 bis office ume aud tins again
MRS. NAE FENNELL.
Subscribed and sworn TO before
me this ard day Of October. 1910.
JOHN ~ PERRY.
Notary Public 10 and for the state
Of Washington. residing AZ Seat.
tie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
HE PUT UP 500 ON 4 ACES,
BUT HE LOST OUT AFTER ALL

Four aces Is some stupendous
mltt 20 hold when one is playing
poker. even salomin F. Rodin. OF
Litchville. ~ d. who needs a
Swedish interpreter TO understand
what Is going on in court. can tell
YOU
By the same token you can also
appreciate why said Rodin. who
held said four aces. Is sore be-
cause he lost $500 thereby The
possession OF said $500 led 10 the
arrest OF Harry Hatch and his trial
for grand larceny In the superior
court this morning.
Hatch says that Rodln went all
the way TO Tacoma on the 10th Of
June 10 get the dough" when he
discovered what a swell hand he
had The cards were In the mean.
time sealed in an envelope and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
WHO KNOWS ANNIE PP YET SHE LIVED HERE WHEN YESER LANDED

She was here during the return
60 decency.
They Passed Her BY.
Annie Phillips sat squatted on a
corner of Second Rv. begging
passersby to buy her pretty baskets
while the men who ruled where her
family had ruled. passed her AFRO
gantly by.
From the untroubled DAYS of will
derness life when all had enough
and a-plenty, to the stirring. stormy
days of the city. where men made
millions and quarreled over the
spoils, whore railroads hattled for
control where men-other men
hunted for work. for enough to live
on-from the primitive into the
heart OF modern city life all this
has passed before the eyes OF Annie
Phillips since she reached middle
age.
II Annie Phillips had been a
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philosopher she might have written
the wonder-hook Of the century on
the things she had seen.
Millions Were Hers.
II she had had the business ahil-
ity of a Furth or a Denny she
would have died worth millions and
could have spent her declining
years in as magnificent a style as
Mrs, Russell Sage or Mrs. h. II.
Hartman.
But Annie Phillips was neither
philosopher nor business woman.
So she passed her life selling fish
and baskets on the street. And
she died in a little shack facing the
Sound which was once but n part
of her family estate.
And when she died not one per
son in 10000 IN an Seattle knew
about it And chose who knew did
not care. Except poor BILLY"
Phillips moaning in the corner.
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They Took Her Lands.

AZ the same time she saw these
splendid pioneers take away the
valuable lands of her family, whore
the city now stands, giving them
per cent back In exchange for the
100 per cent, then taking that / per
cent away
Annie Phillips went through the
fire OF 1889 and saw the spirit of
Seattle build a bigger and better
city In 30 days in its stead
She saw the Alaskan days of
prosperity and vice. She was here
when the water front was lined
with roulette wheels and faro lay
outs, when q chief OF police was
shot down by gamblers, when a
belowtheline saloon kept q trap
door TO drop Alaskans into the bay
underneath after they had been
looted of the treasure from the
North.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
GILL AFRAID TO
FIRE WAPPY

Among the numerous and conflict
Ing rumora that eddy about the city
hall the most persistent r. that
Chief Wappensiein Is going 10 be
dropped 20 save the Gu admlnlstra-
tion n possible
And this rumor has Il that Jim
AEnew Ia the man who IL going TO
be head Of the department
The inner circle which Is closest
TO GIN iutimates that GIN would
drop W'appy Ia a minute we're II not
for CHS fear OF a certain news
paper witch II said TO have u on
him" CHS close friends are telling
him HIS only chance Of lodging a
recall is 10 rid the city o. Wnppy.
turn IN and clean up the town.
In this way Gin can make a plaus.
ible prcteuse Of having been deceiv
ed ali along by Wappensteiu. and his
discharge OF the chief 81 police
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thing about Annie Phillips.
Niece Of Chief Seattle.

thing about Annie Phillips
Niece Of Chief Seattle.
Yet this town OF ours was named
after the uncle OF Annie Phillips
Her family owned the site OF the
city. now valued AZ some 100000
600. once And her life spanned
aud overreached the life history of
Seattle
For Annie Phillips was born
while the AMERICAN was fighting
against England IN 1912 She was
80 years old when Yesler built his
lire sawmill where the Mutual
Life building now stands
AZ Annie Phillips grew 10 be a
middle.nRed. then an old woman.
she saw Yeslor's little band grow
10 q mighty army She saw the
pioneers with splendid spirit tear
away the wilderness. wash down
the hills. create a harbor build a
metropolitan city
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
DECENCY DEMANDS 1T

The publication by The Star today Of legal document in
volying certain newspaper in business relations with dive
keeper in the tenderlon needs perhaps little explanation
The Star has used little space and will in the future
less space dealing with other papers The Star doesn't
about the policies the business methods Of other
The Star is willing let them play their game any way they
see i except when their game proves a public
morals and the general welfare
Facts speak for themselves. and the egecie Of the
oasion make the publication Of the accompanying document
necessary The Star prints through It's Of duty the
public There has crisis in the municipal affairs Of Sc
attic There has time when decency demands that all
fraud and deception be exposed and Interpretation Of
nastc ethics in such this newspaper
immune.
The people know the facts The people entitled
know the facts and what is herewith printed officially
recorded fact
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MAN SHOT PROFESSOR WHO
HAD LOVED WIFE 80 YEARS

sumed all blame for the affair.
Skidmore recently came 60 Los
Angeles from Texas. where he was
a member OF the faculty Of a small
college. According TO his story
told to the authorities before he
died. he had loved Mrs. Green for
30 years. although since her mar.
rage TO Green he himself had mar.
ried and become the father OF
eight children.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
KING Of SPAIN
IS DYING

MADRID, Oct 5.--(By courier to
Hendsye. France. Oct. Skiing Az
fonSo ia fatally ~, according to a
statement Of high medical author
ity here today, with q disease de-
Seribed as carries Of the bones"
and fatal termination is feared in
the near future.
The complaint involves the decay
Of the bones. Or. Moure. the eeie-
brated Bordeaux scientist, 10 whom
Alfonso has made frequent visits Of
late. has been able only TO re,srd
the progress Of the disease. One Of
the kings ears has been affected
for a long time and the bones OF
one cheek and the same side Of tho
nose are now gradually disintearat-
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
DlED--Annie Phillips, age 90,
foot Of Lander ST.

That's all the city records tell
about her, She was Just an old
Indian woman who lived IN a little
shack facing the Sound. who had
made her living for many years
by selling baskets and fish.
She died yesterday. A policeman
or two knew about It., an under.
taker and his assistants. fcw
neighbors. and lastly her husband,
the aged "Billy' Phillips. who sat
huddled in a corner Of the shack
rocking back and forth aud moan.
ing at intervals when the under.
takers came
The rest of the 250.OO0 odd resi-.
dents Of Seattle didn't know any.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
POISONED CANDY
KILLS OAKLAND
SCHOOL BOY

OAKLAND Cal. oct. 6-The al.
ihogitiea today began a searching
Inquiry into the death OF Ivan Star
mar. H. Of Elmhural. who IL be.
lieyed 10 have eaten poisoned
candy intended for some one else
The lad became ill after returning
from school September ~. and died
"A II o'clock tina, night lie told
OF having eaten candy at school
Eiyen him BY playmate. bat
whether this contained the poison
Is not knoNn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
STATE or WASHINGTON.
COUNTY OF KING Ws.

COUNTY OF KiNG-ss
Mrs. Mae Fenneii. Of Seattle.
Wash. being first duly sworn. GA
her oath depoNes and says
The tiillmAn Institution. playing
It's shady game. has played me FOR
an easy one. and fell FOR Il 20 the
extent 0f about $500 And Il wasn't
any clevernexs that got the money.
either. Il vas just plain. ordinary.
crookedness on the part 81 nm.
man or his agents that did H. The
fraud they praeticsd on me was so
hraxen that It's very biuntnoas dis.
armed any suspicious on my part.
Told In a nutshell. II IL Jus, thla
Hlllmnn or hrs agents showed me
one piece Of land and made cut
my contract Of purchase Tor another
tract.
The land to which ! have refer.
eBce Is situated al AlEona near the
Pacific City addition % HillmRn's
was shown five lots just back 81
Hlilman'A offices. az the corner Of
the street where the intcrurhan
station IA located. and agreed 10
buy these lots at si2E apiece. I
paid $50 down TO bind the agree.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
DO YOU KNOW?

DO you know that 10 per cent
Of the pupils enrolled IN the Seat
tie public schools enter the high
schools. and this Is true of only two
other cities In the United States?
Do you know that Seattle shows
an Increase Of so per cent in the
number OF manufactures since the
census of 1907
DO you know that Commissioner
Carrlgan started business IN
printers shop. and was aftorward
n nnWanapor mAnl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-06
LEAGUE IGNORES
HEARSTS REQUEST

NEW YORK. Oct 6--DIsregard.
ing the wireless messages from
VIM z. Hearst. suggesting that the
Independence League endorse the
republican ticket in New York. the
leaRusrs ~ their convention here
today rcpudlated the republicans
and proceeded 10 nominate a ticket
81 their own. J Hopper was
namej for governor and Hearst for
licut governor.
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placed In a saloon safe. Rodin
accuses Hatch Of threatening to use
violence II he didn't bet So to
escape without injury. he stated
to the jury this morning, he merely
flung the bills down, whereupon
Hatch, without even a showdown"
on the cards, grabbed the same and
made off with t. Il was al this
stage Of the game that the cops
were called In by Rodin. who was
here merely on a short visit In the
West and Hatch was arrested for
grand larceny
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will be an evidence of his good faith
Nappy. however. has some ~ the
tenacious instincts Of Ballnger and
refuses 20 be dropped quietly He
is confident that be can keep an
damaging testimony away from The
Investigating committee. BY run.
ning the Witnesses out Of the city
This II ali right a. far as u goes.
bat II has come straight 10 GIN
that the Public Welfare League has
had detectives working on the vice
and graft conditions in Seattle for
some time past. before Wappy or be
suspected a. What the league has
is Worrying him
Many Sore on Chief
There are plenty Of operators he
low the line who would give a few
thousand dollars 20 get Wappy
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