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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-03-16
Clark To Get Rails GaVeL.

Hannibal. Mo-, March 10. When
Champ Clark, the next Speaker of
the House of Representatives, calls
that honorable body to order, it will
be done with a gavel presented by
the citizens of Rails County.
The gavel was designed and made
by George Peter and was made
from the oak apron log of the first
mill north of the Missouri River,
which was built on Peno Creek, Pike
County, by Enoch Matson in the
year 1917.
Although nearly 100 years old
the wood is as sound and solid as it
when first made a part of the apron
log of the old mill. The design is
beautiful and the engraving without
a blemiSh.
On the head of the gavel is en-
graved: Made from apron log of
first mill north of Missouri River,
built on Peno, Pike County, by
Enoch Matson, in 1817--presented
to Champ Clark, first Speaker of
House of Representatives from Mis-
souri,, by his constituents in Rails
County, 1911" On the handle is
engraved: He serves his party
best who serves his country we'll"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-03-16

Another boat is to be put into
commission on the Missouri River
to ply between St. Louis and Kan
sas City, making two boats in the
Missouri River Transportation Com
pany's fleet of freight boats. If the
enterprise meets with sufficient en-
couragment, more boats will be
added in the future.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-03-16

judge Saml Norrn sold his 273
acre farm one mile north of Perry
to Ollie Boulware for $4,000. There
are two sets Of improvements on
the farm. One on which the Judge
lives. Mr.. BOulware gets possession
OF the land when the spring opens
up, but the Judge holds the house
until May LIST, when he and his wife
will move to Perry. This is a well
improved farm, but the Judge is
not able to look after it. We are
glad that Judge North and wife are
going to move to Perry, and extend
a welcome hand to them. Mr.. Boul-
ware is a good judge of live stock
and will no doubt do we'll on this
farm. Perry Enterprise.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-03-16

The enterprising Shelbina Torch
int of last week contained an ex-
Cellent write up Of the new Chris
tan Church which was dedicated
Sunday. The article was illuStrat-
ed with half tone pictures of the
church building, the pastor, Rev. j
H. Woods; the singing Evangelist, o
j. Marks; and Rev. Geo. Smiley who
preached the dedicatory sermon.
The explosion of 100000 pounds
of dynamite and $4,000 pounds of
powder at the Dupont Powder works
situated at Pleasant Prairie Wis,
caused a property loss of $2,500,O0O
besides the death of at least two
persons and the serious injury OF
several others. The shock was
felt for 300 miles and many people
believed an earthquake had OCCUR
ed
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-03-16

Some fellow said that it is. a
mighty good thing to sit on the
fence sometimes and watch your
self 60 by. Did you everstry it? If
so how did you like yourself? Did
you meet all the requirements of a
gentleman? Are you much better
after all? Elk
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-03-16

R: !. Red eggs 500 per SETTING. :
Mrs. 7. C. Jackson. - sd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-03-16

The American hen the past
winter has been doing more to
lower the cost of living than all
the politicians in the country could
do in a century. With eggs selling
lower in New York than before in
forty-one years. and with a cores
ponding situation elsewhere, this is
a winter longer to be remembered.
Some orator or poet should do the
square thing by biddy
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-03-16

But of all the chronic kiokers who
make that. art.a. trade, the cranks.
who kick the papers are the lowest
on the grade; they kick if you forget
them in a fight, and lift the ceiling
if their names are not spelled right.
They kick because their paper is
silent on their iads, and kick a
little harder when il has a run of
ads They kick when dunned for
money, and when at last they pay,
they leave you with blessing that
takes you breath away.--Ex.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Charleston Storm Kills Seven.

Charleston, S. C.-Seven persons
known to be dead, many injured and
property loss of more than $l,0O0,00O
is the damage wrought by the storm
which struck Charleston, isolating
that city from the rest of the world.
The Cassidy family, number un.
known, caretakers at the Wahoo phos.
phate works, are missing and are be.
lieyed to have been drowned.
The harbor is filled with wreckage
OF small boats, schooners and
launches. many piers are washed away
and in the city the streets are strewn
with fallen trees, roofs, fences and
other debris.
Among the principal buildings dam.
aged are the customs house, the post.
office, st. Michaels church and the
Wahoo Fertilizer mills, which practi.
cally we're ruined.
The street car, electric, telephone
and fire alarm systems are out of com.
mission.
All trains are leaving the city from
an old depot, the floor of the new sta.
tiOn and the tracks being under water.
At the height Of the storm the wind
reached ninety.four miles an hour,
when the tide rose eight feet at the
battery in front Of the city.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Government Takes Part.

Sulphur Sprlngs.-The United States
government is prepared to step into
the fight between the water users OF
the Western and Eastern slopes over
the diversion OF water from the Grande
river to reservoir systems on the oppo.
site side Of the continental divide. The
diversion Of large volume OF water
from the Grand might endangcr the
Grand Valley project Of the govern.
ment, known as the High Line ditch.
Is the contention. Ethelbert Ward,
deputy United States district attorney.
who is In charge Of all the water ques.
tions In which the government Is In.
terested. has received word from the
Department OF Justice at Washington
10 file suggestions and notices In the
District Court At Sulphur Springs to the
efefct that the government is interest
ed In the subject Of water diversion.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
WASHINGTON.

Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutchins OF
Washington, fixed $67 a day as the
lowest figure on which a millionaire's
wife could live properly.
Two motor car army escort wagons
will soon take on the Georgia mule in
a free for all contest for the favor OF
the American fighting man.
Four hundred dollars an acre is the
maximum government price placed on
Western coal lands under the policy OF
per ton valuation. Until the new plan
Of selling coal lands was adopted,
these areas were purchasable at SO
to $40 an acre.
The first session of the Sixty.sec.
ond Congress has ended. The session
record Of measures introduced Is A..
OBS bills and 4S4 resolutions in the
House and 1896 bills and 5S resolu.
tions in the Senate. Only a few o:
these were passed.
President Taft has issued an execu.
tive order directing that "all per diem
employees and other day laborers in
the federal public service wherever
employed and whose employment ex.
tends through and beyond Labor Day,
shall be excused from work on that
day."
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO
ALL COLORADO
PEOPLE
Western Newspaper Union News Services.
COMING EVENTS.

Delta.
September ll-1s-Fremont County
Fair. Canon City.
September 1915 = Morgan County
falr-Fort Morgan.
sept. t-15-16-Annual State Reun-
ION OF Elks-Ouray.
Sept. l8-21-AnnuAl meeting Masonic
Bodies Of Colorado-Denver
sept. lS-23-Colorado State FAIR
,septsmber 2l-Elbert County Fair
Ebert.
september ls-22-weld County Fair
Greeley.
sertember 1s-22-western Slope Fair
Montrose.
Sept 2l-22-AnnuaL meeting order of
Eastern Star-Glenwood Springs.
Sept. 22-23--Knights Templar Con-
clave-Colorado Springs.
September 26-29-Las Animas Coun-
ty Fair rinidad.
September 25-30-Mesa County In
dustrial and Fruit Association-Grand
Junction.
September 2S-sO-sedgwick County
fredericksburg.
SEPT. 2s-3O-San Luis Valley Fair
Alamosa.
October 4. 6, 6 and 7-El Paso coun-
ty Fair-Calhan.
October 1920 International Dry
Farming Congress and International
Congress Of Farm Women-Colorado
Springs.
Oct. I4-21.-second Annual Show.
Colorado Electric Club Denver.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE srANl

The proposed invasion OF Japan dur.
Ing the fall and winter by an all.star
baseball nine headed by Manager Nc.
Aleer Of the Washington American
League Club, has been abandoned.
Jim Flynn. the Pueblo fireman and
conqueror Of Al Kaukmann, is In New
York. where he Is scheduled to NEE.
Carl Morris. the Oklahoma fighter, In
q ten.round contest about the middle
Of next month.
Carl Morris, the Oklahoma white
Hope" with his wife. and his trainer.
Con Riley. have gone to New York
city to Join his manager. F. D. Ufer.
who is there making final prepare.
tions for Morris bout with Jim Flynn.
the Pueblo fireman.
Sheriff Frazer Of Laramie. Wyo,
wired to Denver to cause the arrest OF
Herbert c. Harris. manager Of the
Laramie Cowboy baseball team,
charged with embelzzling more than
800 raised In Laramie to support the
ball team for the season
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Union Pacific Retrenehment.

Denver.-Speculation is rife among
Denver railroad men as to the mean.
Ing underlying the retrenchment or.
der recently issued from the office Of
the general manager Of the Union Pa.
cifIc railroad whereby $500 employees
were Temporarily laid Off" The or.
der affected every branch OF the oper.
ating department, and although no
trains have been discontinued as a re.
suit Of the order, train crews have
been reduced to the minimum, track
gangs are fewer. and yard employees
and shopmen are affected more than
any oih.r branch.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
CHAOS WOULD FOLLOW GRANT.
ING OF EMPLOYEES
WISHES.
WOULD BETRAY TRUST
MUST SERVE PEOPLE OF SEVEN.
TEEN STATES AND NOT
UNION.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


San Francisco.-That chaos would
follow the granting Of the demands OF
the Federation of Shop Employees of
the Hartman lines; that it would
abridge Of deprive the corporations Of
the ability to fulfill the duties i'm
posed upon them by the law, and that
the officers deliberately SO betraying
their trusts as to agree to such an ar.
rangement would be universally con-
demned by public opinion, was the
statement made by julius Krutt.
schnitt, vice president and director Of
maintenance and operation Of the Har.
riman roads.
Mr.. Kruttschnit took up in detail
the reasons for refusing the demands
OF The federated shopmen and an
swered every proposition advanced
by the federation.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt's statement, in
part, explaining the attitude Of the
Hartman roads, follows:
I'VE decline to surrender to an ire
sponsible committee of federated EN-.
ployes. representing very small For.
ton Of the public, trusts confideI to
US by the entire public, and We will
not concede to such committee the
right to dictate whether we shall or
shall not fulfill for 2O.OOO.OOO of peo.
pie In seventeen states the duties
clearly prescribed by law.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Record Crop for Rio Blanco.

Meeker-The heaviest dry farming
crop In its history is the enviable rec.
ord this season OF Rio Blanco courty.
A much heavier acreage than usual
was put under cultivation this year by
the dry farmers. which was sowed prin.
clpally to wheat, oats and alfalfa, and
now mesa. basin and bottom land
around Meeker in every direction for
miles and miles show fine results Of
the springs planting.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Live Stock.

Chlcag0.-Cattle - Market weak.
Beeves. $5lS@S.l0; Texas steers,
N.6oqG.45: Western steers. $4.250
6.s5; stockers and feeders. 33.1005.50.
cows and heIfers. 32.25G6.4O; calves.
$G.0018.75.
Hogs-Market slow Light, $1,000
772h; mixed, $7.05d772h; heavy.
$6.9O@165: rough. S6.9O07.l5: good
to choice heavy. $7.l507.65; pigs,
h.750745; bulk Of sales. S7.2O17.60.
Sheep-Market steady to shade low.
err Native, t2.2563.75: Western. $3.50
Gs.70; yearlings. $4.00G6.l5; lambs.
native. t4.ooqG.6o; Western. $3.50
G.86.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Hobos to Make Long March.

Washington. - Because the Balti.
more & Ohio Railroad Company will
not grant him several flat cars 10
bring the walking delegates" to the
hobo convention" to be held in this
city, James Eads How, the wealthy
hobo" who Is making all arrangements,
Is organizing a spectacular march Of
tramps from Baltimore to Washing.
top. He returned here after going
over the road himself to see what 1t is
like. He said: "The 3l.2O each which
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad asks Is
out Of the question for US. suppose
we shall have to walk"
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
POLITICAL

That President Taft considers the
issues Of the campaign Of 1912 already
laid down was made apparent when
he told callers at the summer cottage
at Beverly of five subjects which will
form the basis OF his six weeks speak.
ing tour In the West. Where local
conditions do not dictate his address,
the President expects to discuss one OF
these five questions: The tariff. the
arbitration treaties, Canadian reciproc-
ity, conservation, which includes the
national policy in Alaska, and reform
Of the currency system.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
4 sR,EF RECORD or PASSING
!, EVENTS IN THIS AND FoR.
EioN COUNTRIES.
IN late DISPATCHES
polhos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PRooRgso
or THE AoG.
western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

Kansas City will get the 1912 meet
ing Of the Loyal Order OF Moose.
The fire which caused the death Of
seven men and the injury of three
others in the shaft of the Giroux Con
solidated mine, at Ely. New. is still
burning.
Five men were killed and five In
jured when large bridge over the
Umpqua. river. sixteen miles north
west Of Roseburg, Oregon, collapsed
and fell into the river, sixty feet be-
low.
The state OF Idaho and the United
States government have agreed to ex'
change about 100000 acres Of land In
that state SO that each may have its
lands in a more compact body than at
present.
E. l.. Requin, president Of the San
Francisco federation of the shop EN-.
ployes of the Hartman lines, believes
secret vote now being taken there
by the Federation would be unanimous
for a strike.
The Texas Cattle Raisers' Associa
ton. who control 100000 head Of cat
tie are planning to make fight on the
big packers Of the country, and will
either bring about a raise in the price
Of cattle or reduce the price of meat
The Grand Army encampment Sc
lected Los Angeles for the meeting
next year over Denver. Denver in
1918 is the pledge Of life delegates to
this encampment. Judge Trimble OF
Illinois was made commander.in'
chief.
According to report received at
central police station in Los Angeles
from H. G. Otis, an attempt to fright.
en- him into paying $4,000 under pen
atty OF being shot or his home de-
stroyed by dynamite, has been made
by some unidentified person, apparent.
ly crank.
+. c. Nicodemus of New York and ].
C. Potter of Port Aransas. Texas, har.
pooned and landed devil fish, The
fish measured fourteen feet across and
weighed 1000 pounds. The monster
towed the launch three miles to sea.
and was captured only after it had been
shot ten times.
A highway from Lincoln, Neb., to
the western Colorado line, which will
follow closely the route Of the Burling.
ton railroad. is the joint project Of the
several Nebraska counties through
which 1t will pass. Not for several
years, in all probability will the road
be completed, but its construction has
been definitely determined.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam.
ination for Sept. 20 to obtain eligibles
from which appointments may be
made to fill a vacant post OF instru.
ment maker in the Bureau Of Mines
at Pittsburg. Pa. The examination Is
open only to males, OF whom five
years previous experience and especial
aptness In designing and constructing
physical, chemical and electrical lab
oratory apparatus and instruments OF
precision will be required.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Thomas Lawson Coming.

Greeley.-The Boston millionaire,
Thomas Lawson. will supplement his
Massachusetts stock farm by one In
northern Weld county and on the lat.
ter breed and rear fine horses, is the
report here, representatives Of Lawson
having written to owners Of Greeley
land in northern Weld county for
prices on large tract.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Cold at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis.-At Minneapolis ali
cold records for August for twenty
years. with the exception of one day
were broken when the Thermometer
registered forty-six degrees above
zero. Aug. 20. 1891, the mercury
dropped to forty.two degrees. Frost
and cold winds are reported.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
White Bird Leads Black birds.

Greeley.-Led by white bird, thou
sands of blackbirds are cleaning the
wheat fields west OF here, where much
grain was left on the ground after har-
vesting. The white bird has attracted
wide attention and seems to be regard.
ed among the other birds as sort OF
king among the flocks.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Eastern Produce.

New York.-Butter-Steady. un.
changed.
Cheese-FIrm; state whole milk,
colored and white specials, l3Ac; do
small colored and white. average fan.
cy. l2Xdl3c.
Eggs-Steady; fresh gathered. dir.
ties, No. /. l4hql5c; No. 2. 14c.
Poultry-Aliye and dressed steady,
unchanged.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
GENE ERAL.

The national convention OF Loyal
Order of Moose appropriated $4,000
for the organization Of Moose indus.
trial school.
Flfty-one societies were represented
with about 200 delegate at the con.
vention of Associated Fraternities at
Niagara Falls.
General business of the country4is
In good condition, as reflected by the
official report Of the American Rail.
way Association.
Judge William Jeff Pollard OF st.
Louis, President Taft's special repre-
sentative to the international congress
against alcoholism at The Hague, says
the consumption Of alcohol is on the
decrease.
When the National Synod of the
Reform Presbyterian church meets in
st. Louis In September 1t is probable
that its constitution will be revised in
order that Its members may vote upon
the liquor question.
William Lee, aged twenty-five has
confessed that he murdered his father
Richard Lee; his mother and younger
brother, Clarence, and then set fire to
the family home at Boonville, Ind, In
the hope Of conceallng the crime.
The revival Of the country life com.
mission is possibility Of the Nation.
al Conservation Congress in Kansas
City, Sept. 25.27, according to present
plans OF some Of the men most active.
ly engaged in conservation work.
AS a result Of quarrel in which R.
G. Whidden, deacon Of country
church near Ashburn. Ca, vowed the
Rev. Duncan Massey should never
preach in the church again. Whidden
shot and killed ]. NJ. lawson, another
leacon.
Christopher Columbus Wilson, Fran.
els X. Butler and William w. Thomp
kins are In jail In New York. where
they will serve sentences for misus.
Ing the mails In defrauding investors
in stock OF the United Wireless Com.
pany.
In senseless panic In moving pic.
ture show In the opera house at Can.
nonsburg. Pa, twenty.six persons were
suffocated or trampled to death, twen.
ty.iive were seriously injured and
thirty we're less severely hurt, accord.
Ing to revised figures.
Twenty-Five persons are known to
have lost their lives and between fifty
and sixty have been injured. many Of
them seriously. In the wreck Of Lehigh
Valley train No. 4 on trestle near
Manchester, N. Y. The train carried
many veterans returning from The
Grand Army encampment at Roches.
ter, two Of whom were killed.
A long conference between Vice Pres.
ident julius Kruttschnitt Of the Union
and Southern Pacific railroads, and J.
w. Kllne. international president OF
the BlacksmIths' union, was held In
Chicago without any step being taken
toward settlement Of differences In.
yolving $4,000 shopmen employed by
the Hartman lines.
Charles g. Gates, who with his moth.
er. VIII inherit the large estate Of his
father. John w. Gates. has announced
that all the plans mapped out by his
father would be carried out by his
mother and himself. Mr.. Gates said ha
would make his home In Texas. al.
though he will maintain offices In New
York and continue bis business con.
uectlons In this city.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Harvest Record oats Crop.

Eaton.-Charles Lucas harvested the
record crop of oats from a ten.acre
field In this section. The oats tested
forty-one and half pounds bushel
and he has 1881 legal bushels.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
State Pays for Hole in Ground

State Pays for Hole In Ground.
Mancps.-The state Of Colorado paid
out the sum OF $3,SO3.9S for hole in
the ground. The hole, which is 653
feet In depth, is located In Montezuma
county. 1t was bored by Fred Davy,
the oil prospector, at the rate Of Sc
foot. No oil was found.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Colorado Man Gets Good Job.

Trinidad.-The widely known live
stock breeder, and general manager of
the Matador Land & Cattle Company
Of Texas, Murdo Mackenzie, has &C.
cepted a $4,000 a year position with
the Brazil Land. Cattle & Packing
Company Of Sac Paulo, Brazil.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Fire DESTROYS Town,

Ant!Io, Wis.-Elmhurst was almost
wiped out by fire which destroyed a
sawmill, 100000 worth OF timber. six
stores and fourteen residences.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Kills Children and Self.

Thomaston, Me.-Edward Bennett
graduate OF Oxford, killed his three
small children and then took his own
life
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
St. Louis Wool,

st. Louis.-Wool strong; medium
grades, combing and clothing. 1870
2lc; light fine, l7G19Rc; heavy fine.
l40l5c; tub washed, 25@3Oc.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Hay.

Hay.
Colorado upland, per ton. .16.00017.00
Nebraska upland, per ton. .15.OOQ 1900
Second bottom, Colorado
and Nebraska, per ton .13.00414.00
Timothy, per ton ....... .1500Q16.00
Alfalfa, per ton +. ...... .11.50@12.00
South Park, choice, per ton 19.O002000
san Luis Valley, per ton. .13.O0@140O
Gunnison Valley, per ton .15.OOG16.OO
Straw. per ton ........ 4.OOQ 500
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
LATE
MAR K
oTATIo IS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DENVER MARKETS.
Cattle.

Cattle.
Beef steers cornfed, good to
CuUlCe ............o.IoWl
Beef steers, cornfed, fair to
eoou ................4.o .4.oVVo.oV
Beef steers, grass fed, good
to choice ......... .6.00@5.75
Beef steers, grass fed. fair to
good 3. .5.00@5.5o
Heifers. prime, grass fed. :. .5.00@6.50
Cows and heifers. grass fed,
good to choice .......... :. .4.40@5.00
Cows and heifers, fair to
good q. .3.75@4.35
Stock cows and heifers .20O0375
Gamers and cutters 80. .1.50Q3.25
veal caves ................4.OO l.OV
Bulls .2.50Q3.50
Stays .3.25@4.50
Feeders and stockers, good
to choice .4.00@4.50
Feeders and stockers, fair
to good .3.2504.00
Feeders and stockers, com.
mon to fair .275@3.2o
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Live Poultry.
5utter.
Eggs
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Eggs, case count. less com. -. $50
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31
Hogs.
Sheep.

Good hogs ................L35@7.5o
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-09-08
THEY GRIND EXCEEDING FINE
Continued from First Page

Squaw Creek Drainage District No.
|. VS.. John Turney. This was suit
brought with the view ofbringing in
to the district some ~ ss.lW acres
belonging to the defendant. The case
was heard before the court Tuesday,
and the courts decree was for the
plaintiff and the ~ Ss.lW acres will
be included In the drainage district.
The case Of Big Tarkio Drainage
District vs.. Fritz Noltmer ct al. II
il condemnation suit for a right Of
way across their lands for the con.
struction Of the drainage canal. The
defendants take exceptions TO the
commissioners report a to amount
Of damages ASSESSED and hence the
suit. The case was called Wednes.
day and at the time OF our going to
press had not been decided by the
jury.
On the impannelling of this jury.
the remainder Of the jurors were dis.
charged, and the court will likely
close its business for the term this
Thursday evening.
In the Meadows will case, the
plaintiffs took u change of venue to
Andrew county.