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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-08-24

throughout the land. When you
pay an assessment, you know that
some brothers widow or orphans
are reaping the benefit and you may
say to yourself, some day this will
be rendered to my loved ones.
Then to be a worthy Modern
Woodman is to be an enlightened,
trustworthy, honorable citizen
worthy the serious thought and con-
sideration of all good citizens.
Good citizens make a good govern
ment Good citizenship means for
each community educated, refined,
peaceable people. 1t means more
churches and better schools, both
teaching the route that leads to en-
and better citizenship
that enables all men to be better
prepared to shoulder all questions
and responsibilities that may con-
front us for the betterment of his
community, his state and his
nation.
Under our form of government
education is the foundation stone
upon which rests the great interest
of our state and nation, it enables
all of us to determine the better, all
questions that come up for our con-
sideration, intelligently, whether in
the lodge room or any political or
other questions that tends to shape
the policy of the order, or of State
or Nation. Every brother that casts
his vote in the lodge or out of it on
any question no matter how small
or great, is helping to shape the
destiny of the order, state. or ma
ton, therefore the importance of
casting that vote intelligently and
honestly. free from ignorance and
prejudice that the best results to
the many may be obtained for the
greatest of all. Thus the order has
grown and flourished, scattering
seeds of friendship, love and chart
ty that helps the poor, but for your
reaping by and by.
Let us not forget that education
is not wholly obtained from books
but much by observation and ex-
ample. Therefore, not only teach,
but by your acts, and walk through
life, set a good example. You can
not tell how many are following
you and trying to do as you do.
Then in closing let me say that the
good and growth of the order de-
ponds upon its membership. They
can build it up or they can ruin it
for good. Your teachings, acts and
eXa uple, will win others to the or
d =. or not only drive others away,
bnt cause the order to decay and
pass away.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-08-24
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Address at the M. W. A. Celebra-
ton at Warren August II.

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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-08-24
Tuesday, September
Z, 1911,

Z, 1911,
for the purpose of voting on a prop
osition to incur an Indebtedness in
the sum of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars, and issue bonds therefor to
build a Court House in said coun-
ty.
Said bonds shall be of denomi-
nation of $500 each and shall be
payable as follows: $4,000 in one
year from date thereof, $4,000 in
two years, $4,000 in three years,
$1,000 in four years, $4,000 in five
years, $4,000 in six years, $1,000 in
seven years. $4,000 in eight years,
$4,000 in nine years. $4,000 in ten
years. $4,000 in eleven years, $4,000
in twelve years, $4,000 iu thirteen
years. $4,000 in fourteen years,
$4,000 in fifteen years. $4,000 in,
sixteen years, $4,000 in seventeen
years, $4,000 in eighteen years,
$4,000 in nineteen years, and $4,000
10 twenty years. Said bonds shall
bear interest at the rate of 4 per
cent per annum, payable semi
annually, at the office of the Coun.
ty Treasurer OF Monroe County, at
Paris, Missouri.
The polling places in the various
voting precincts of the county shall
be as follows:
Monroe City, City Hall; Indian
Creek, Corleys Store; Stoutsville,
Office of the Stoutsville Banner;
Florida, E. B. St. Johns Store
Building; Victor, Woodman Hall;
Santa Fe, Frank Smiths Store
Building; Long Branch, B. G. Um-
staddt's Shop Building; Tulip, E. T.
Dinkle's Store Building; Middle
Grove, A. E. Bremer's Store; Evans.
vile, Dick Murphy's Store Build
ing; Ash. G, A. Beamer's Store;
Madison, R. D. Broaddus' Office;
Holiday, J. E. Atterbury's Store
Building; Leesburg, Eva JOhnson's
Store Building; Woodlawn, A, A..
Calls Store Building; Spencers
Chapel, School House; Granville,
Woodman Hall; Greenwood, School
House; North Fork, Lasley's Store
Building; Deer Creek, School House;
Cecil, Dawson's Store; Goss, Vowel
Bros. Store Paris. LIST Ward, County
Court Room Paris Mo; Paris, End
Ward, Building on the Southwest
corner of Monroe and Washington
Streets.
Those of the qualified voters who
favor the creation of the the in
debtedness for the purpose above
specified, shall deposit a ticket in
the following form:
appropriation of 100000 for
the purpose of building Court
House -YES)
Those who are opposed to the
creation of said Indebtedness shall
deposit a ticket in the following
form:
appropriation of 100000 for
the purpose of building a Court
House MOI
The polls will be opened at 7
O'Clock, A. NJ, and closed at 6
O'Clock, P M.
Done by order of the County
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-08-24
For Sale.

In the southeast part of town, 2
lots with 5 room residence, out
buildings, cistern, etc. All new. A
bargain if taken at once, 8-24.
II. 7. COOPERRIDER
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-08-24

Miss Nellie Pollard returned Sat-
urday morning from New York
where she had attended the New
York State University during the
summer term, Miss Nellie took1the
special course in manual training
in that institution.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-08-24

j. F. Renshaw left Thursday foA
business trip to Stuttgart. Ark,
where he will remain for some
time. The Democrat will keep him
posted while there.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-08-24

through the world his mother can
point to him with pride and say,
that is my boy.
Then in a word a good woman is
everything to a man that tends to
build him up morally, finacially and
religiously. The reverse of this is
true of a bad woman because all
her aims and purposes are bad and
leads ultimately to wreck and ruin.
We are grateful that there are but
few bad women.
No mother, wife, or sister need
ever fear the Modern WOodmen
Lodge room if they are certain that
father, husband, or son are there, be-
cause its teachings and examples
are all good and tend to aid and
assist them in all the walks of life.
There we learn more and think and
appreciate friendship more than we
did before. 1t is easy to be friendly
with those who do not especially
need our friendship, but a more
difficult matter when one actually
needs it. The real friend is when
we are in need, He who comes to
our help in times of financial want
and distress. He who comes to our
when we are going wrong
and on the downward road to ruin,
and pitches a plank to us and pulls
us ashore. Such are the real,
genuine, true friends. In sickness
the real friends will be near you to
help gather your crops or supply
your wood, or other wants. The
Woodmen teaches this and puts it
into practice. The Woodman teaches
love in its fullest and broadcast
sense. Love of home, and its sur
roundings. because home without
love is but a place to 60 to abide.
You might cause to be erected the
finest structure in the shape of a
dwelling ever built by man and
furnish it with all the luxuries the
world affords, and yet if love is not
there, it is no home, but the log
cabin is home and a paradise when
filled with love. The cabin with
but one window through which the
of heaven can pass through
and gently kiss the check of the
innocent babe in the homemade
cradle is not only home, but the
pureSt and best spot on earth, if
love is there
There are bat two Things i'll lie
S far as thij world is conn'rr,,i.
TIE first is to 2cDVite lOr ourselves
aud those deJeni2l AEON us fer a
living while We tr- ARE Ia So
ond Is 10 provide iur ,hem, 50 FIR as
we GuI, when we are zone. Every
man worthy TO have d wife or child
should and most Of them labor to
care for al d provide for their
Wants His efforts are also to pro-
vide for them when death removes
him. The rich need insurance much
less than the less fortunate ones.
therefore, the poor ard moderately
we'll to do Individual should pro-
vide for those dependent upon him.
Provide for them by joining the
Modern Woodmen and securing a
policy of insurance, and by so doing
you join the company of a lot of
splendid good fellows that will help
you and your family while you are
with us and at fine same time you
provide for your family against
want and poverty when you are re-
moved and can no longer provide
for them. The Woodman not only
helps the sick brother and his fami-
ly, but it assists a worthy brother
by assisting him to secure employ
ment that he may not only provide
for himself, but aid IN helping 9th
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-08-24

Take your head to Streams Barber
Shop and have them use some of
the Fitch Tonic and Dandruff Re-
mover. II does the work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-08-24

AtCl-
..... D.. ..4 .. a.uaeu Wood
n =. i.;..t, H.. l.. All more
tan have >.. ", ale Io1trn
WrIml. IN ever ,ut4 OF ife,
.on the G. Id!, % The grave #om-
en- az 81 hIAsa 20 JAe Ives ard
fortune OF m2H. as to make them
part 0! rs il al jain,s tend to
make u. our earthly life The
truth is. that GOOD WOMAN is so
ennoblius as to make al about her
grander aud unjIer Al home she
is the Quetu a,,d all supreme as
should be h,r rv"ry visa should
be Obeyed AMI evn;y want supplied
as far as it Is Wiihin the power of
man. 1t is tie mother that first
guides the tender. mind; it is
she who by day and by night
watches over and cares for the
wants of the little ones 1t is the
mother the child first learns to love
and depend upon for all of its
little trials and tribulations.
How a boy that has a good
mother can ever so forget the love
and motherly care as to 90 astray,
l am at a loss to understand, but it
is with great pleasure for the moth
er to note that but few of them
ever depart from mOtherly training,
l would like to impress upon every
boy in the land that he never had
and never will have but one true
loyal and loving friend. The boys
friends, kindred, father, brothers and
sisters may desert him, but his
mother never will. She can find
excuses for him when no other
human being can. Such being the
love of mother, how can the boy
compensate his mother for such
love? 1t cannot be done by money
or property, cut it can be accom-,
plished by the boy, and he can re.
pay his mother if he will live an
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-08-24
Call E. Y.

When you want your sales cried
and want Col. W. 7. Youell, call up
Ebert Yates at the F. & M. Bank
and he will give you dates. Re-
member and call E. Y.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
Thomas CIovd

On Monday morning, April 3, the sad
intelligence came over the wires from
the North..W community announc-
ing the death of one of our substantial
and well respected pioneers, Mr.. Thomas
Cloyd. Truly, strong and amiable
character has passed to his reward.
Mr.. Cloyd was Day county pioneer,
locating in our midst in 1882. The
deceased was of Scotch ancestry, hav-
ing been born in New Windsor, N. Y,
January /, 1929. On July Z 1854, he was
united in marriage to Mary Elizabeth
Foster. Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyd lived an
ideal home life and reared a well res
pected family.
The children left to mourn the passing
of fond father are Mrs. James b.
Downs, of Jersey City, N. j., Joseph
Inc Cloyd, Mrs. A. Small, Mrs. Fred
Moore, and John Cloyd, of this county.
For some months Mr.. Cloyd had bat
tied bravely against an attack of the
grippe, but without avail. Some few
weeks ago he was bereft of his dear
companion and since that time his inter,
est in this life abated materially.
/ The departed one enjoyed the res.
pect of the entire community for his
industry, honesty and integrity. In the
death of Mr.. Cloyd this neighborhooC
has sustained distinct loss, and the
Reporter and Farmer extends to the
afflicted ones their heartfelt sympathy
We promise to our readers more
extended account of this worthy either
in our next issue.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
From binder Herald

Eli Stearns was over from Webster
Saturday visiting at the home of G. c..
Wade and family for the day.
DIR. C. E. Brooks, wife and daughter,
Mabel, autoed over from their home
in Webster Thursday and spent few
hours in town.
G. C. Wade and sons, Deits and
Grant, autoed over to the county seat
Saturday afternoon They were accom-
panied by Eli Stearns who came over
in the morning.
l.. L. Butler loaded car Tuesday
with farm machinery, lumber and live
stock and shippsd it out to Timber
Lake, where he has taken a claim.
and son, Loren, went with the car, and
will build house. They expect to
return to Butler in about three weeks
after the household goods. The family
will then leave for their new home.-
Their many friends here will regret to
see them leave but will wish them pros
perity in their new home.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
Confirmation Program

The following program was given at
the home of Samuelson brothers, eight
miles west of Butler. on Tuesday, April
4th, the occasion being the confirmation
of eight young men:
Solo eff Were a Sunbeam. - Miss
Violet Witt.
Hymn-"My God, Accept My Heart
This Day."
Invocation-Rev. Peithmann.
Duet-"Hold Thou My Hand. Mrs.
Henry Witt and Miss Frances LEM.
Hymn-"Heavenly Father, Send Thy
Blessing.
Confession of Sins.
Song-"Come Thou Fount of Every
Blessing.
Holy Communion.
Hymn-'God is Love; His Mercy
Brightens."
SOlo-"Dear Little Violets. - Miss
Violet Witt.
Duet-"In Manger Humbly Graded. {"
Mrs. Henry Witt and Miss Frances
LEM.
Benediction.
Following the program sumptuous
dinner was served by Mesdames Sam
uelson and Ullrich.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
James Granger

A telegram was received in this city
last Monday morning announcing the
death of James Granger, at his home
in Grand Rapids, Wis, of complica-
ton of diseases due to old age.
Mr.. Granger was known to many of
our citizens, having spent some time
here at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Emmett Forbes. He went home from
here the last time in August of last
year. Mr.. Forbes went to Grand
Rapids Monday night to attend the
funeral services. Webster friends will
deeply sympathize with n RS. Forbes in
the loss of her father. Besides Mrs.
Forbes the deceased left wife and one
son.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
TICKETS ARE ALL GONE
COMMERCIAL CLUBCOMMIT-
TEE COMPLETES ITS WORK
new OPERA HOUSE ASSURED
The Six Hundred Tickets at Five
Dollars Per Have Been Sold,
and the Money Will be Avail
able as Soon as the Opera
House is Completed.

A couple of months ago the prospects
of an opera house in Webster did not
look very good, as Messrs. Mohs Il
Karpen had given notice that in June
they would close the present playroom
and use the space in their ever increas-
ing furniture business. Luckily then,
for Webster, W. c. Happe & Son, who
had purchased the Fair Store, realized
that the old wooden shell was not suited
for the conduct of business in a civil
lied community, and decided to put up
a new building. OF course, the opera
house idea was a new one, and Mr..
Happe took it up with the commercial
club, and made them proposition to
build building which will cost when
completed in the neighborhood of
$50, 600, if the club would dispose of
500 tickets at SIS. 90 each for three shows
to be held during the fair. The club
took up the project. Ochsenreiter,
Halbkat, Bronson, Knapp and Cooper
were appointed as the committee and
they have completed their work. The
new building is under way, a splendid
opera house is assured, and the COM
mercial club is now looking for some
thing further for the good of Webster.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
Sale andLease Notice

Notice is hereby given that on April
II, 1911, a sale of common school lands
will be held in Day county. The lands
selected will be offered for sale at pub
lie auction, between the hours of 10
o'clock a. m, and o'clock p. M, at the
front door of the court house in said
county; and on April II, 1911, all of the
unsold school and endowment lands not
under lease will be offered for lease az
public auction, between the hours of 1C
o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. M, at the
front door of the court house in said
county.
Dated at Pierre, s. d., Jan. 81, 1911.
f. F. Brinker,
Commissioner of School and Public
Lands.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06

Last Friday evening large member
of citizens of Abe city of Webster met
in the opera heQse at that place and
selected tickea of nominees for the
coming election. The wsrds republican
and democrat, or progressive and stas~
,wart, were not meationed. AS citizens.
the meeting took up the matter of the
nominations for the several offices,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
FIRST IN HIS CLASS
AND THIRD AMONG ALL
AGENTS IN THE L. :.
A. R. FERGUSON MAKES GOOD
Webster Agent of the Phoenix
Mutual Life Insurance Co., of
Hartford, Conn, Ranks as
One of the Foremost Agents
Employed by the Company

As is well known to everyone who is
acquainted with the insurance business,
each company lays out certain amount
of business for its agents to do each
month, and the agents who equal or
exceed the amount specified, are put in
a certain class and receive generally
some extra remuneration. During the
month of February. 1911, A. r. Fergu-
son, for the Phoenix Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co., of Hartford, Conn, was in
Class B. for that company, and when
the records were closed for the month,
the company discovered that he was
No. in the amount of paid business
written in his class, and not only that,
but that he was the third man in the
United States in the amount of paid up
business turned in to the company.
We rejoice in his success, and hope
he will continue to be successfulin per-
suading husbands and fathers to pro-
tect their wives and children. While
he gets small percentage of profit fol
the business written, it can be nothing
in comparison with the knowledge
which comes to the insured of the jus.
tice he has done to those dependent
upon him who would be left behind in
case of his demise.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
An Exciting Runaway

Last Thursday afternoon, just az
Henry Wagner was putting smut
machine in his wagon in front of the
kOchsenreiter 1mpld = company's
place of business, his h0fses-a young
team and good one-took notion to
go home and they beat it down Main
street at fearful pace. How they
passed through without wreeking some
thing is almost marvellous. Mr.. Wag.
ner held onto the lines and did his best
to sslbdue them, but was unable to do
50. DIR. Herman saw the team start,
ard he called DR.. Judge and they took
the automobile and started in pursuit.
They overlook the team as it was going
up what il known as the Peterson hill
just beyond the cemetery. DR.. Judge
jumped from the auto after it passed
the team, and made connections with
the wagon box and climbed in. 1t was
. 'iRervy" thing to do but "Doc" per-
formed the feat successfully, and it
was well that he did. With the strain
from attempting to hold the team Mr..
Wagner was "all in" as they say.
The doctor got the lines from Henry's
hands and finally brought the young
team to time. After turning them
around they We're brought to town
where DR.. Judge put his new patent
breaking harness upon them and after
a few minutes convinced the team that
they were very much outclassed. After
about an hour Mr.. Wagner went to the
pioneer implement house and got new
smut machine and drove the team home.
The automobile outran the team and
DR.. Judges breaking outfit then put
the team out of the running.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
PUT IN WATER WORKS
CONTRACT LET BY PIER.
POINT FOR NEW SYSTEM
TANNER BROS. GET THE JOE
Well known Engineers of This
City Secure the Contract for a
$4,000 water Works System
in the Town of Pierpont.
Work to Start at Once.

Owing to decreased flow of the wells
in the artesian basin, the town Of Pier
pont has been practically without fire
protection. except the bucket brigade,
for some time. The people of the town,
realizing that they needed more ade-
quate supply than that furnished by the
old artesian well, and that new sys-
TEN was necessary, brought the ques-
ton before the voters of the town, and
the proposition to issue bonds for the
construction of new system carried
with verv little opposition.
When the bids were opened recently
it was found that Tanner Brothers, OF
this city, were the lowest bidders. and
they were awarded the contract, ano
they will commence work on the new
system just as soon as the weather will
permit, with r. A. Tanner, county sur.
veyor and city engineer of Webster, ir
charge.
Tanner Brothers have just completed
a contract for the city water works al
Mobridge, and the committee from the
council of that city, after inspecting
the work, approved the same, and tn,
bill was allowed without dissenting
vote. This is a tale which could be tolo
of all the work done by this firm. The.
make their prices sufficient to permit
them to give satisfactory work, anC
when the time comes for the 6na
acceptance of the contract, there il
nothing to it but formality.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06

present, and the evening was spent
very pleasantly in games and social
converse. The feature of the evening
was flower contest, in which Ray
McKibben won the first prize-a box of
candy and Glen Moore was awarded
the second-a tin horn. At II o'clock
a delicious luncheon was served, after
which the guests departed. All pres
ent had jolly good time, and the young
ladies of The B. b. club proved them
selves royal entertainers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
Birthday Party

Little Evelyn Sears celebrated the
anniversary of her birthday last Satur-
day afternoon at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sears.
Thirty-one little girls came to assist
Evelyn in playing games and best OF
all to enjoy the delicious supper. The
dining room was beautifully decorated
in green and white, seven green ano
white candles were on large birthday
cake in the center of the table. The
little lady received many beautiful
gifts, among them solid gold chair
and locket
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-06
Conaregational church

Sunday morning at the usual hour,
IL o'clock, the subject will be minis
terial Efficiency, or the Measure of a
Man."
Sunday evening at 1880 sharp, the
pastor will read the third chapter of his
original story, 'The Perplexities of
Widdletom.
Come and worship with US.
To secure handsome Easter badge,
attend the Congregational Sunday
school twice on Palm Sunday, April g.,
and Easter Sunday, April 16.
Geo. Edward Lewis, Pastor.