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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25

Shipments for week: henderson
& Sons 4 cars Of eggs and l car
poultry; Green & Maxwell l car
corn; Yates & Yates 2 cars hogs:
Barger & McCIntic / car sheep; W
R P jackson 2 cars cattle; J B Cray
& Son 1 car cattle. Total 13 cars.
IF you 90 home these days" says
the Louisiana Press-Journal, and
find the inside of the house on the
outside and the partner of your
bosom in the back yard with a
towel tied around her head and
chastising an inoffensive carpet
with piece of garden hose, and
the cook stove cold and idle and
the dog asleep on the front porch
on a pile of last summers clothes
YOU may know that spring has
come"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25
Graduating Exercises.


City High School was held at the
opera house on Tuesday evening
May %, 1911. A large and ap-
preciative audience enjoyed the
musical and readings very much
A vocal solo by Miss Mildred Buell.
won the hearty applause and best
of all the hearts of her hearers. In
fact the program proved conclusive
ly that Monroe City High School
has graduated one Of the very best
classes in recent years.
Prof. E M. SippIe, our able
Superintendent delivered a lecture
on Buds and Bubbles" His words
were full of inspiration and en-
couragement to each Of his hearers,
but most of all to the young men and
young ladies who have learned to
know. love and respect him during
the past three years After the
close of the exercises, Diplomas
were presented to the following
sixteen graduates:
Edna Stark Boulware, Edna Clare
Crawford. James Lyon Gartner,
Mildred Ruth Buell., Helen Gosney,
John Garth Elzea, Agnes Marie
Leake. Willie Lee Hampton. Emma
DeHaven Davis, Gertrude Evange-
line Evans, William Ora Brown,
Ruby Umstattd, Edna Frances
! Nolen, Sarah Ruth Tuley, Edna Vir-
ginia Jackson. Lucy Theresa Hav-
eneE. ,....
We make special mention Of the
Baccalaureate sermon delivered by
Rev. w. P. Wynn at the First Baptist
Church on Sunday. May 21st. The
church was filled to its utmost Ca
pacity and the discourse was listen
ed to with marked attention and
1 enjoyed by all ~"
Class day was held at the school
building Monday evening. The
principle feature of the occasion
was a pantomime "A Dream of Fair
Woman" several of our charming
girl graduates taking the parts OF
the characters mentioned by Tenny,
son, Thanks are extended to Miss
Harwood for her assistance in this
production.
Ma Meant Well Anyway.
A young woman overheard an ole
negress call to a pickaninny, Come
back, Exy. Exyl"
Excuse me-" said the young
woman, but isn't that a quee
name for a baby, aunty?"
Dat amt her full name" ex
planned the old woman with pride
"dat's jes' de pet name | call fe
short. Dat chile got might!
grand name, Her ma picked it ou
in a medicine book. YeSsum, d,
chile'S full name is Eczema. Elk
The young people who are nov
, out of school should not be conten
? to be idle Be doing something
You cannot afford to be forming
, habits of idleness. 1t takes work
, work to make happy and success
} full life. You do not want to b
} numbered among those who hav
simply lived and done nothing 70
p your fellow man. Then work, ge
the habit of working and keep bus
doing something. By so doing yoJ
, will get more pleasure out of life.
W. A. Paterson went to Hume
well with a force Of carpenters yes
terday and it is safe to say tina
, something is going up
o At last the material for the Whit
r Way has arrived and work will b
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25
MEM 0RIAL DAY
Tuesday, May 80. We Should Show
Our Regards For the Soldiers
Who Have Answered the
Last Bugie Call

All over this great land of ours
on next Tuesday people with flow
ers in their hands and sadness in
their hearts. will be in the many
cemeteries of the land where the
nations dead are sleeping There
are those in our cemeteries whom
we all love. Then let us honor
their memory on Memorial Day,
Tuesday, May 30 Fifty years have
passed since the Civil War COM
menced and each year the number
of Federals and Confederates who
have answered the last Bugle Call
grows larger and in a few years the
graves of the soldiers must be dec
GRATED by hands unused to the i'm
plements Of war and the speeches
must be made by lips that never
answered to a soldiers roll call
We owe duty to ourselves as
well as the dead. Let US faithfully
discharge that duty and on Tuesday
next decorate the graves of those
who wore the Blue and those who
wore the Gray.
So far as we know the following
is the complete list of Confederate,
Federal and Mexican soldiers who
are quietly sleeping in the cene-
teries at the west border of Monroe
City. If you know of others please
| let the Democrat know at once.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H, Robinson
came up from Monroe last Sunday
in their new Overland car, spent
the day with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. G. Withers. Miss Christie
Brown returned with them for
a short visit. Clarence Courier.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25

Mrs. Cordia Hoard of GoSs, spent
part of the week with relatives
here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25

When you figure on a sale and
want Col W T YouelI to cry it, call
Ebert Yates at the F & NJ Bank.
He can give you the Colonels
dates.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25

Fred F. Kempf Of Ely, made this
Office q substantial call yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25

For Rent-4-room house in good
repair.-J, ]. Rog ers
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25

The Suprme Court has confirmed
the verdict of the circuit court in
the case of Clyde Cow the former
preacher, charged with the death
of Miss Lizzie Gleason, a young
school teacher of Elsberry and he
must serve four years in the peni-
tentary.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25
CHRISTIAN

Elder w. G. Alcorn has been cali
ed as partorate of the Christian
church and will be here the second
Sunday in June. Rev. AlCorn is
now taking a Post Graduate course
at Canton University.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25
ABOUT Thu, CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning the
Different Denominations
This Column Closes Promptly at 9
a. m. Each Wednesday.

InlS column Il0SeS promptly at y
a. m. Each Wednesday.
Bishop Collins Denny will preside
over the session of the Missouri
Conference which is to convene at
Columbia Aug. 80.
METHODIST
Preaching II a. III.
Sunday School $50 a. m.
Junior League 2::30 p. m.
Senior League 6:45 p. m.
Preaching 7:45 p. m.
Public cordially invited.
PRESBYTERIAN
Services next Sunday at II a. m.
AS this is to be a meeting of spec
ial importance the entire congrega-
ton is earnestly requested to be
present. Services again at 7:45 p.
m. The Woman's Mission Society
will meet Friday at 2:30 p. m. at
the church. Sunday School at 9:45
a, m.
ST. JUDES
Thursday, May Is, Ascension
Day.
Holy Eucharists at 7 a. m. and
10 a. m.
Friday, Litany at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday after Ascension.
Holy Eucharist 7 a. m.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Mathis and sermon II a. m.
EVensong 8 p. m.
Harold G. Hennessy, Rector,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-05-25
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
Of Farmers, For Farmers and Per-
tanning to Farmers.

When you figure on a sale and
want Col w T YouelI to cry it, call
Ebert Yates at the F & M Bank
He can give you the Colonels
dates.
S. c. Rhode Island Reds.
Stock double mated and strictly
pure bred. No finer fowls in Mis-
souri, a strain of developed layers
which score exceptionally high,
Eggs carefully packed and shipped
anywhere Don't delay your orders
Eggs from Pen No /, 81 for IL
SIS per 100 from yard fowls. Mrs
R. T. Colborn, Stoutsville, Mo. 81
B. P. Rock eggs for sale, 40 cents
per setting F. & NJ. Phone CAD.
Mrs. L. o. Wilson.
For Sale.
Standard Bred Barred Plymouth
Rock Eggs, so cents per setting.
Mrs. Roy G. Nelson,
If Monroe City, Mo.
For Sale-6 Jersey cows from 2
to a years old, 2 now giving milk, 4
will be fresh soon. j A Bixier,
Route S. " 6-8.
j j Elliott recently sold two year
ling short horn bulls. One to ] A
Tully Of Perry and the other to
Lylian g. Galloway of Audrain
County. These animals were regis
tered and both first class.
Yates & Yates bought FIVE car
loads Of 1475 Spound cattle from
Ote Rodgers last week and shipped
them from Palmyra Monday. T J
Yates accompanied the cattle to
| the Chicago market and is linger-
ling in the windy city to enjoy its
metropolitan breezes.
Market Report,
For Wednesday before date Of
paper.
Hogs gs...,.............s..... $500 to $50
| OIL q IN A. 2 SC
Sheep '.'''.....''.'''...'''. 3oO to 5.oO
Cattle ttle.,.....................t00 to 5.5C
Poultry.
Hens. ................. "..'... .... O9C
Spring chickens / 1 , to
2 1-2 poundS......,........... iSC
Old Roosters. s.~................,. O4C
| Ducks. ........................' Uo(
Turkey Hens. ns............,........ 1OC
Young Toms ......,............. O8C
Toms. ........,................ O0C
GuineaS, eaCh...",............... liz
Geese. ......,................' O6C
Eggs Candled. d......."....,.....r 113C
| TallOW. .....,,.........:..... U4C
| Butter. ......,...,........'.. liz
! Green Hides. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. O6C
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" 46C
Wheat No. 2..................... 85(
Oats. .........................."..26 to 3UC
~ ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
Stockholders Ask
Court to Postpone
Naming Receiver
L. McDaniels of Council Bluffs Will
Furnish $175,Oo0 on Farmers
Notes for Road.

ATLANTIC, Ia. April 24-(Speciai Tele-
gramD-A meeting of stockholders OF the
Atlantic Northern q Southern road here
today resulted In a monster petition to
Judge Green TO postpone the receivership.
Judge Green, now holding court here. had
the case assigned for today, but will con-
slider the petition which is signed by scores
of prominent citizens and farmers.
l.. McDanlels Of Council Bluffs appeared
before the stockholders and directors and
agreed to furnish $4,000 cash for farmers
notes for that sum with interest. This
would clean up liens and permit the is
suance OF bonds which McDaniels says he
can sell In the sum Of $4,000 to S50OOOO.
De has had an expert examine the road
: nd the report is that the physical value OF
e property is 100000. counting the en-
e fifty-five miles between Kimballton,
shelby county and villisoa in Montgomery
county.
Colonel Adams was also here today with
the proposition IL the farmers will join in
petition Of the court to name him receiver
he will within ninety days furnish all
needed capital. lie proposes to make a
| trip TO Europe to get money and to make
the road part Of his Omaha and Iowa roaG
| now building eastward to Des Moines from
! Council Bluffs.
! Indications are the court viii grant more
! ume and farmers will give notes to raise
| the $l75 600 within sixty days.
| Farmers assure the court the road will
be operated regularly in the meantime
| The stockholders meeting this afternoon
resulted In ugly charges by President Rat
| tenberR against MAIDS Madsden of Kim
! ballton. 5. g. Peterson of Elkhorn and
/ other bankers. Rattenberg said they had
/ formed clique to get possession of the
road He said that they were secretly
working for Madsden's brother for re-
celver of the road. Madsden denied the
! charges and heated debate ensued
Farmers present for the most part toof
| sides with Rattenberg.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
NEW COMPANY CHARTERED
Traction Corporation Proposes to
BuIId Line from sioux Falls to
Albert Les, MINI.

PIERRE. s. D., April A--(special.) y
Articles OF Incorporation have been filed
for tho Sioux Falls and Southern Min
nesots Traction company, with a capital
Of $500 900, and headquarters at Pierre, with
the privilege Of opening offices for the
transaction OF any business OF the company.
at Chicago, Philadelphia, or Albert Lea,
MINI. The company is Incorporated by
L. b. wyckoff OF Syracuse. N. Y; J. J.
Davenport II. w. knight Charles 8.
soilars OF Chicago. @. p. Peterson, Pierre.
The company proposes the construction OF
an electric railway line for the carrying
OF fteignt and passengers between Sioux
Falls. S. d, and Albert Lea. MINI 1t Is
10 traverse the counties Of Minnehaha, in
South Dakota; Rock, Mobiles, jackson,
Martin FaribRult and Freeborn, in Min
nesota, and is to touch beside the terminal
points, the towns OF Worthington. Sheppard
Spring Valley. Dresden Loon Lake, Peters
burg Dwinnell Ceylon silver Lake. East
Clair and Pilot Grove. all in Minnesota.
The promoters OF this project have been
working through that section for some
time asking for privileges and have finally
got to the Incorporation stage Of their
development.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
Steamship Asia Goes
Down Off Finger Rock
Vessel Bound from San Francisco to
Hong Kong Goes Ashore Near
Shanghai and is Total Loss.

TOXIC. April 24-The Pacific mail steam
ship Asia from Hongkong for San Fran
cisco, has sunk off Finger Rock. South
China. The passengers are reported res
cued and the mails saved.
The Asia sailed from Hongkong Friday
and was due in San Francisco May 49, 1t
operated regularly between those ports and
was commanded by II. Gaukroyer. The
vessel was built in 1888 and registered a
little less than 5000 tons gross.
The Asia struck Sunday morning while
feeling it's way cautiously through a
thick fog in the direction of Shanghai
Its wireless signals or distress were
picked up by the steamer America of the
Toyo Kisen company, which was enroute
from Shanghai for Hongkong The latter
vessel Immediately replied:
I'VE are coming to your assistance"
No further message was received by the
America, which pushed hard in the direc-
tion of the Asia. The America arrived off
Finger Rock at o'clock yesterday after
noon but owing TO the fog which con-
tinued heavy was unable TO discover the
whereabouts of the distressed steamer
| The America lay to until the weather
vessel shang su of the Taku Steamship
company had gone to the aid Of the Asia
and rescued its passengers.
The latest report received by the agent
OF the Pacific Mail Steamship line at Yo.
kohama says that the Asia was sunk, but
that 1t is believed the passengers with
the mails were saved
SAN FRANCISCO, April A.-A cable.
gram from Shanghai, received today at the
office of the Pacific Mail Steamship com.
pany in this city, says that the Asia would
prove a total loss. The passengers and
mails were taken TO Shanghai on a Chimes,
steamer and the Chinese crew 20 Hong
kong on the Japanese steamer AmericI
Maru.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
Ten Men Are Killed
by Explosion in Coal
Mine in West Virginia
Interior of Colliery Owned by Davis
Company, Near Elk Garden, is
Badly Wrecked.

ELK GARDEN. w. Va, April A-Ten
miners are reported to have been killed In
a gas or dust explosion in OFT mine No. 20
OF the Davis Coal and Coke company,
about mile from this place, at II o'clock
this forenoon.
Superintendent Robert Grant and a num-
ber of miners entered the mine shortly
after the explosion to rescue the mine
workers, who are all Americans and are
supposed to be dead. sss -
The explosion wrecked the mine. accord
ing to the latest reports.
There we're z number OF miners at work
at the time of the explosion, although thu
full day shift was not put to work this
morning. AS far as can be learned. al
the miners got out except the ten who arr
reported to be dead.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
Settlers Already in Possession Have
No Rights.
CONDITIONS OF GRANT VIOLATED
Suit Instituted by Former A
General Bonaparte.
E1CE POINT OF LAW NvO.
Question IL whether Congress
Power to Make Subsequent AZ
Precedent to Acts Conferred
in the Original Grant.

PORTLAND, Ore April A-Federal
Judge Charles L. wolverton decided today
that the southern Pacific and the Oregon
G. California Railway companies must for
felt to the United States government about
1000 acres of land, valued at s4O.OO0OOO to
S,S,OOy,C00
Interpreting the act Of congress which
granted the land to aid railway construc-
ton the court held that congress intended
tnat this land should be sold to bona fide
settlers In tracts not greater than 16O
acres to one individual and at price not
exceeding $3.50 an acre.
While deciding in favor Of the federal
government Judge Wolverton decided
ssa.uu the several thousand interveners
Ia tho case,
nuld that they had acquired no right
W.a,eyer either by settling on the land OF
hg .euI,ring the maximum sum per claim
d. .c4isd by the law The effect of this
......l OF the decision is that the lands
lot be procured by any individual until
IL. president or congress again opens then
/. entry or file.
ne 's.xty seven entrymen who had gone
u..,u the land as settlers before the suits
O. the government began also lose theil
c.a!msN and are held to have gained no ad
NshN@td WNdAtNtA b3 lhth p0iiou VI set
:..mcnt.
More than 5000 interveners have filed
Applications to get portion Of the land
L-t tEer supposed rights are brushed
ellce. leaving the entire tract open TO dis
POSITION by congress, as IL II had never
bsen offered TO the railway interests as q
Grant.
brief, the question raised by the
Eouthern Pacific was whether congress had
the power to make a subsequent act prece
cent TO the rights conferred in an origina
grant.
ine suit was Instituted in 1905 by Attor'
ney General BOnaparte, following a memo
rial freru the Oregon legislature to con.
Lress that the Southern Pacific company
suceess9r 70 the Oregon 4 California Rail.
wag copipsBs. had forfeited it's rights to {
lradt OF land IN Oregon and Washington
lAe company wac laid 10 have refused t
seii the land as provided in the grant
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
HEARING OF HERESY CASES
PittsburE PresbyteFy IN Considering
Charges AEainst Union TbeO-
logical Professors.

PITTsBURG, April 2A-The Pitisburg
presbytery took up today the heresy over
ture, offered Al recent meeting calling on
the Presbyterian general assembly to in
vestigate alleged heretical writings and
teaching by Rev Dr. Francis Brown. pres
ident OF the Union Theological seminary.
New York. and writings by Rev Dr. VIII
liam Brown, professor I'm the seminary
The committees on bills and overtures rec
commended that the presbytery take no
action on the proposed overture and that
IL wac matter for their own presbytery
10 deal with.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
ARMISTTCE MAY Be EXTENDED
Little Prospect that Negotiations Can
Be Completed by Friday.
WAR IS BELIEVED TO BE OVER
Probability Diaz and MaderO May APP
point EnvOys with Power TO
Make Definite and Final
Agreement.

Ell PASO Tex, April Alt was learned
this morning that II there should be need
Of a longer period than five days in
which to conclude peace. the armistice
signed yesterday between General Navarro
of the federal forces and General Madero
win be extended from next Friday when
the five days agreed on expires at noon,
Negotiations for pese6 ta's morning had
extended Jist far enousiRsto put each side
In possession of outlines OF the others de-
mands, General Madero has known and
sacredly guarded for two weeks infOrma
tion as to what the government win grant.
He telegraphed Mexico City yesterday the
nature OF his own basic demands. Fol-
lowing this, long telegram was received
from the Mexican capital, but no intima-
tion OF it's contents leaked out.
EnvOys May He Appointed.
The negotiations were at this stage to-
day when they were resumed, Yesterdays
experience demonstrated that negotiatios
with most of the lines in Mexico out of
cmmission are too slow and tedious.
especially where hundreds of words of code
must be used the least mistake In trans
lating which causes many hours OF delay.
For this reason both parties wish to ap-
point ENJOYS with full power to act. The
naming of the envOys, the selection of q
meeting place and travelling to IT, 1t is
thought. will require more than the four
days remaining Of the truce and hence the
determination to extend its duration If
necessary.
A member OF she mission today de-
scribed the negotiations as being in q
! very delicate stage where an undlplomatic
slip might spoil everything. However. -
ne added, I'VE have gone so far now, /
am certain that no matter what bitches
may occur. a basis of peace will be
| reached"
Believe War is over.
1 Nearly all OF the Americans with Madero
feeling the fighting is over. are preparing
TO quit the paths OF war for the walks OF
/ peace. Many Mexicans, OF the same opin-
/ ion, have already made tentative applica-
tions for work in this country. Scores OF
the rebels up to this time had never been
! out OF their native mountains They gaze
with awe at the tall buildings OF El Paso
and are ambitious 90 secure work on this
side Of the border. There is plenty Of Il
for them in the railroad construction
camps.
The Associated Press dispatch from
Paris, stating that General Bernardo
Reyes, idol of the Mexican army, Is TO re-
turn to his own country to assist In re-
storing tranquility was read in the In
surrectO camp and among the federals a
Juarez with the greatest interest Reyes
It is said, does not desire the presidency
and is regarded as the most loyal among
President Dia1' followers. His influenc,
with the army is greater than that OF AMI
other man. The soldiers love him. for h
has always stood as their friend,
Among the people, a promise from Gen
eraI Reyes is as good as an accomplish
ment. To him, II is believed, will be on
trusted the holding OF state and municipa
elections
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
BOutelr
Minister to Berne
Nomination of Former Minister Il
Portugal for Post in Switzerland
is at Once Confirmed.

WASHINGTON. April A.-President Taft
today sent TO the senate nomination carry
ing into effect several changes recently
announced in the diplomatic service They
include the following:
Henry S. Boutell Of Illinois as minister
to Switzerland.
Edwin v. Morgan of New York as min
lister to Portugal
Maurice s. swenson OF Minnesota al
minister TO Norway.
Mr.. Boutelrs appointment without com
mittee action was Immediately confirmed
because OF his long service in congress
The senate also confirmed the appoint
ments of William w. Rookhill as am
bAssadOr TO Turkey and former Governor
Curtis Guild of Massachusetts &s ambRssa
dor TO Russia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
Political Debate
in Lower House
Mann Attacks "HuTrah for Economy
Policy and Ia Accused of Mis-
representation.

WASHINGTON, April A-Correction OF
mistakes in appropriation bills Of the last
congress and matters relating to the or
ganLzation OF the house when that body
met today postponed the prospective de-
bate on the free list bill The house passed
on appropriations for mileage ror senators
and members of congress amounting to
t0i.0Oa; for stationery for the members OF
the house, s4s 80; for employees. inoludins
pages and clerks, tl7 .5SA
Minority Leader Mann again attacked
what he called the 'Hurrah for economy. ."
which. he declared. was now being fol,
lowed by resolutions increasing the mum,
her OF employees.