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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06

Shipments for week. H. B. Mudd
/ car hogs; Sharp & Barger, 1 car
sheep and / car cattle; j. NJ. Procs
tor. 2 cars cattle; Monroe Coal &
Grain Co. car corn; Wade & Daw7
son, car corn; Henderson & Sons,
2 cars poultry and 2 cars eggs. To-
tai II cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06

Mrs. L. j. Stockwell after a pleas
ant visit with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Sharp. has gone to St, Louis.
After a short visit in St. Louis she
will go to Alexandria, La. where she,
will make her home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06
Saline County Dry.

Marshall, Mo, June g. Marshall
voted dry today, 500 to 534. Four
years ago the vets lost 656 to 440.
The county voted dry Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06

Miss Macrina Bell, instructor in
domestic science in the high school,
who has been at the home of her
parents, DR., and Mrs. Bell, near
Monroe City, since the close of
school, will leave the end of the
week for Chicago where she will at.
tend Chicago university during the
summer. Hannibal Courier-Post.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06
CROSSSTATEH HIGHW WAY
From Hannibal to st. Joseph
Boosters For Good Roads -
Everybody Benefited.

across missouri from Han
nibal to St. Joseph and no good
reason why it should not be. The
people will be given a practical eX-
ample of what good roads are and
then we will have more Of them.
If every mile of the 100000 miles
of road in Missouri was good road
not necessarily rock road, then Mis-.
souri, farmers would be able to mar
ket their products at a much less
cost; the farmer and his family
could attend church social func-
tions, visit their neighbors and in
fact life OIL the farm would be more
pleasant and more profitable. Good
roads would keep more boys and
girls on the farms to develop into
good, prosperous farmers. Good
roads are necessary to the farmers
and to the cities and villages Good
roads are not a panacea for all farm
ills, but they do much toward caus-
ing farmers to come into their own.
The Hannibal-St. Joseph Cross
State Highway means much to the
communities through which it
passes. Do not say it is the auto
mobile people only. 1t is good for
all Of us even though we are seldom
on the road.
Tuesday was the day set for the
start across the state to locate this
great highway Monroe City sent
quite a delegation to Huntington
to meet the party from Hannibal
and show them the kind of road
Monroe City citizens and farmers
along the route had prepared. The
people in the party were loud in
their praise of the good roads around
Monroe City and the prospects Of
Monroe City getting the road are
good. AS to which of the routes
from the east or west will be select
ed we do not know. Curtis Hill the
Engineer was here Mon
day and went over the routes and
will select the one to be put in the
The following gentlemen furnish
ed cars to 60 to Huntington to meet
the party escort them to this city
and from here to Hunnewell: r S.
McClintic, L. M. Wood, DR.. Thomas
Proctor, R. V. Graham. N. A..
Drescher, j. B. Bristow, Dr.. J. N.
Southern, j. M. Proctor, D. X, Yow-
ell, W. L. Ely, DR. E W. Guilford, A.
Jaeger, Claude Henderson, R. M.
Walker, W, S. Woodson, Ennis Too
ley. W. W. Longmire, Sullivan &
Hull.
1t was indeed a pleasure to travel
over the road from Huntington to
Hunnewell. At the park here R, S.
McClintic presided and short talks
were made by Curtis Hill and T. C.
Jones of Chillicothe.
Mr.. Jones said that he was not a
public speaker but was a good roads
enthusiast. There are in Missouri
ninety thousand culverts, 10000
bridges and 10000 road overseers.
We can think by careful study and
using our brains a little make bet
ter showing for the money expend-
ed than we have in the past. | am
keeping up one-half mile of road
myself. | have never asked or re-
ceived a penny for the work from
the county. If can keep up a half
mile Of road, 400 farmers can keep
up 200 miles of road. How many
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06

Two editors are the candidates
for representative from Schuyler
County. Winfred Melvin of the
Lancaster Excelsior and Walter
Eason of the Queen City Leader.
Both are good men and the county
is sure to be ably represented by
either of these gentlemen.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06

1t certainly looks like the editor
has to bear the loss for other the
luxurieS of everybody. Only
yesterday the Democrat lost a good
subscriber because there are so
many automobiles in Monroe City.
Bless your life the Democrat man
has no automobile and prospects
for getting one are very small in
deed. Just here we suggest to
those who have automobiles that
they do not exceed the special linn
its as it is dangerous to life and
limb of pedestrians and also to oc-
cupants of the car, Then the DEM
ocrat does not care to lose any more
subscribers on account of other
peoples doings.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06
Get Business by Advertising in the Democrat

Wednesday, 7:45 p. IN. Subject:
"Forgiving One another"
All are cordially invited to these
services.
DIR. j. w. SMITH.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06
Rebekah Election.

Monroe City Lodge No. 534, Re-
bekahs elected officers for the en-
suing term as follows, at its regular
meeting Tuesday.
Miss Lena Wunch, N. G.
Mrs. Susie Watts, V. G.
These with the appointive officers
will be installed in July.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06

VIM. FeSter, of New Cambria
wants to buy a young Duroc boar.
He mnst be registered or subject to
registry. Can not some of our sub
scribers accommodate him?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06
GRACE BAPTIST.

Bible School 9:45 a. m.
Preaching II a. m. Subject: The
Advantages of Waiting upon the
Lord. Isa 40:31. 81
Preaching 7:45 p m, Subject; Il
am not ashamed of the Gospel of
Christ" Rom. 1:16.
Prayer service and Bible reading,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06

Mrs. Archie Little of Brookfield,
has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Grimm.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06
ABOUT THE CHURCHES
Interesting News Concerning the
Different Denominations.
This Column Closes Promptly at
9 A. NJ. Each "Wednesday.

South, tor the Hannibal District is
to be held at LaBelle June 1920
An interesting program has been
arranged.
Rev. C. A. Eaton, Rector of st.
Judes Church in this city, attended
the Episcopal Convention in St.
Louis last week. Rev Eaton
preached at Old Orchard, Sunday
morning and at St. Johns in St.
Louis in the evening.
METHODIST
Preaching 1O:45 d. III.
Sunday School $50 a. IN.
Junior League 2:30 p. IN.
Senior League 6:45 p. IN.
Prayer meeting 7:45 p. m.
Preaching 7:45 p. m.
Public cordially invited.
An unusually large number at
.te nded the Sunday School and
church services last Sunday morn
ing. In connection with the morning
service Ralph Manning Walker, in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Walker, was baptized by the pastor.
Chas. A. Howell, President of the
Hannibal District Epworth League,
has just issued the program for the
District League Conference to be
held this year at LaBelle, June 49,
20. Rev. w. M. Alexander of Pal
myra, is to preach the opening SER
mon Mr.. Howell is to be highly
commended for the careful and
painstaking manner in which he has
prepared for the approaching con-
ference. He is a rare young layman
and richly deserves the cordial sup
port of every Lacquer in the Dis
trict Let a good delegation get
ready to 90 from the Monroe City
Leagues. Report names to and Sc
cure programs from the pastor.
Last Sunday evening we had as
visitors Revs. H. D. Thompson and
w. S. Rocker, on their way home
from Victor where they had been
holding quarterly meeting for the
Perry circuit of which Bro. Rocker
is pastor. Rev. Thompson, though
tired by his trip, very kindly con-
sented to preach for US, and as
usual delivered a splendid mes sage.
Monroe City Methodists have abun-
dant reason for being specially
grateful to Bro. Thompson for the
able, exceptional, and unselfish h
service he has been rendering their
church.
ST. JUDES CHURCH.
Rev. Charles A. Eaton, Rector.
Friday, 7:30 p. m. Evensong.
The First Sunday after Trinity.
7 d. m. The Holy Communion.
$50 a. m. Sunday School
10:45 a. m. Morning Prayer, Lita-
ny and Sermon Subject, The
Rich Man and the Begsar,"
4;30 p m. Evensong.
Tuesday. the Feast of S. Barna-
bas. Apostle. There will be Cele-
bration of the Holy Communion at
10 a. m
GRACE BAPTIST.
DILL CokooI 0,AE - -
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06

W. R. P. Jackson, or Pink"
Jackson as he is Familiarity known
all over Marion, Monroe and Rails
counties, was a Palmyra visitor
Saturday. Mr.. Jackson is cashier
of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank at Monroe City, and has been
since its organization. He makes
an ideal cashier, being a good busi-
ness man. good mixer and popular
wherever known. Besides being a
banker he is a farmer and a sue
cessful one. Palmyra Spectator.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06

Peter Werner, Hannibals jolly
good tailor, was with Monroe
friends. Tuesday. :"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06

Mrs. c. C. Schafer went to Shell
bina Tuesday evening to drill the
team of the Rebekah Lodge.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-06-06
The Monroe City Fair.

It will be remembered that W. T..
9ouell bought the fair grounds of
the Monroe City Fair Association
some time ago and it was supposed
that no fair would be held this year.
Early this week a movement was
set on foot among the business men
to insure a big fair here this year.
The movement is receiving hearty
and substantial support and it now
looks like a fair is a sure 90.
The suit of Bricker VS. Cassidy
which was tried in Esquire Spald-
ing's court Tuerday resulted in a
verdict for the plaintiff. A former
trial of the case in this court re-
suited in a hung jury. The case
grew out of a note for $40 given by
Cassidy to Bricker in payment for
100 pounds of stock powders. 1t
seems Mr.. Cassidy refused payment
on the grounds of not getting value
received in as much as the stock
remedy failed to give satisfaction
or was not as represented. On the
other hand Bricker claimed the
medicine was not sold on a positiv e
guarantee The case was hottyP con-
tested and every inch of ground
was stubbornly fought Meriwether
& Meriwether represented the de-
fendant and j. F. Smith the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
GIANTS READY To
TACKLE NATIONALS
AsheviI|e's Bracing Air Has
Put a Finishing Touch on
Training of McGraWites.

ASHEVILLE. n. c.. April IA day in
the land of the skies has put the Giants
on their feet and they now feel ready to
go into Washington and tackle Clark
Griffith's entry in the race for the Amer
lean League flag
Rather than spend a day Of tiresome
travel McGraw hurried the Giants out of
Birmingham Saturday afternoon and
brought them to Asheville for a day of
rest and another day of practice before
tackling their first big league opponents.
The players are SO delighted with the
bracing atmosphere of this place that &c
Graw has practically made arrangements
to bring them back next spring as an ap-
petizer to the opening of the season
The players of the Giants who were on
the sick list have about recovered and
everything looks promising for the team
being in first class shape by the time it
enters New York the latter part of the
week. Larry Doyle's back is still a little
stiff and Chief Meyers sore finger is slow
about healing, but they both have de-
clared their intention of going right along
with their work and getting rid Of their
ailments in that way.
This will be the last week of prepara-
ton for the Giants and after today Nc
GraW proposes to drive them hard Tues
DAY and Wednesday games will be played
at Washington. Thursday and Friday
there will be games in Baltimore and the
team will then move on to New York
where they play Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
Wrestling at the Arcade,

In the roller skating rink every night
during the week Joe Turner, champion
middleweight wrestler OF the world, will
meet all corners in wrestling bouts agree
ing to forfeit SO to any contestant whom
he fails to throw within fifteen minutes.
Tomorrow night he will take on at 400
o'clock Oscar Samson, champion light
heavyweight of New York. 1t is expected
that challenges will be received bv Turner
IN ample time to make announcements a
day in advance. These wrestling bouts
will follow the wonderful exhibitions nv
Alice Teddy, the great bear that skates
on roller skates. but the usual roller skat-
ing will not be materially interfered wtth
The price Of admission to the rink during
the week will be twenty-five cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
0'TOOLE HAS ONLY
SORE ARM IN SQUAD
Clarke Says Marty Will Be in
Shape, But Teammates
Are Still Worried.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, April 1.-The big
end of the 1912 training trip of the
Pirates has passed away and the PLAYERS
are now entering on the last lap the ex-
hibitiOn series taking up all the time from
tomorrow until opening day at St. Louis
The work here, although interfered with
by rain in the last half of each week OF
the teams stay, has brought each and
every member of the team, with the
possible exception OF Marty O'Toole, up
to physical perfection. The work may
have done Marty good and then again IL
may have done him an injury. The effect
on his pitching arm is still prob
lematical. The arm has been sore.
but appears to be responding to treat
ment. Whether his trouble is a return
of his old atlment or merely a soreness
will only be told by later develop
ments. There is better feeling in the
camp over the way the arm is responding
to the manipulations Of the expert mas
seur. Clarke processes to believe that the
trouble is not serious, but It is we'll
known fact that the other pitchers have
worked out all the soreness in their arms
and Marty Is still complaining. Adams.
Camnitz and Hendrix, along with other
pitchers who have been put through the
same athletic course as Marty have
weathered the storm and are now pitch
ing without the slightest pain Even
Lefield, who Joined the squad only last
Sunday. says there is no soreness in his
arm. And none of these arms has been
given the heroic treatment that has been
applied to the twenty-five thousand-f five
dollar arm. The plain state
ment of facts indicates that either
OToole cannot get his arm in condition
as quickly as older players. or that there
is something wrong somewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
>6EHRTINENI @f1MENT
IN Happenings

away from there on that account and all
other managers sde-stepped the town
for similar reasons. But Mack has a
ball team which cannot be tempted. 1t
is out for business only and it matters
little under what conditions 1t is forced
to live
Notwithstanding predictions, resulting
from his defeat in the world s series, that
Christy Mathewson had seen his best
days, reports from the south where
Christy is working with the Giants are
to the effect that the veteran is showing
even better form for this season of the
year than ever before and McGraW is
making the prediction that this will be the
great pitchers most successful year.
What difference ii would have made
had MathewSOn pitched for a team which
could hit in the worlds series. With any
sort of support with the bat he would
have won all his games instead Of losing
majority of them, and yet on the out
come of these games the statement was
based tf1at he was going back.
One explanation for the fact that most
of the major league teams are hitting the
ball SO hard is that opposing pitchers are
the year pitchers indulge in curving but
little for it Is conceded that to indulge
in these deliveries before the muscles are
thoroughly seasoned is very apt to put an
be a noticeable falling off in the hitting
as soon as the season opens, for. once
the regulars games are on, the pitchers
will be forced 10 resort to everything
they have in their repertoire in order &c
make a respectable showing.
They refuse to believe out in st. Louis
that it is a foregone conclusion that the
Nationals will beat out the Browns. Here
is one the POst-Dispatch hands our boys:
The Walter JohnsOnS, alias the Ma
tonalS. seem to be treating the Browns
with silent contempt this year 1t is not
question with Griff if he can keep in
he will pass in the race.
But it's nice for the Browns that it's
only Griffith and his men they have to
pass. Grif has always been so kind to
ST. Louis! He built up the Browns into
near-pennant team by handing that
club at various times Powell. Howell.
Williams and Ferris, all of whom figured
strongly in boosting Hedges into a 200
per cent profit in 1908. Compassionate
Griff also put the Cardinals on the map
with such contributions as Mowrey, Hug
gins, Cakes. Ellis. etc.
Who knows but he'll give us Walter
Johnson now
Walter Is the only man Griff owns
that might brighten Wallace. Milan is
a well esteemed player. and Mcbride is a
good fielder and hitter, but the Moeilers,
Tlynns Fosters, Cunninghams, etc,
don't make a noise like JinX.
Walter Johnson out, the Browns have
the better club. The Browns infeld is
infinitely stronger; the outfield quite as
good the Browns twirling staff much
better balanced. even though lacking a
Johnson. and as for catchers. it's a toss
up which club is the worse.
1t listens well. Does it sound as good
as seventh place? Take your pick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Our ball team did not make much of
an impression in Baltimore Saturday,
probably because it had the audacity to
win from Jack Dunn's aggregation of
cast-offs. Here is what the Sun says of
the Nationals:
THE Birds should have won in a walk,
for the aggregation from the District of
Columbia is about the worst-looking big
league affair that has been seen i'm Bal
timore for some time. Clark Griffith GER
tainly Will not better Washington's posi-
ton OF 1911 in the American League with
the players he used here But there is
no doubt that Walter johnson is pretty
nearly half the club, and he did not come
to Baltimore.
Dan Moeller, Ray Morgan, Henry and
Milan looked to be the pick of the Wash
lngton bunch Groom twirled good ball,
but Musser. who relieved him, was lucky.
That the Birds lost to Washington was
like thorn in the side of Jack Dunn
and all of the players seemed to suffer
the same amount of pain
There isn't any reason for Manager
Griffith TO grow respondent as a result
OF this criticism. Baltimore has ever
had peculiar views on base ball With
a population of 55S. COO larger than
majority of the major league cities, the
Maryland metropolis has for the past
ten years found it difficult matter to
support a minor league team. Just what
sort of spirit prevails in the burg is
shown by the fact that some few years
ago Baltimore could boast of having the
greatest base ball team in the country
a team which won three consecutive
remnants in the National League and
then lad to be transferred to Brooklyn
because Baltimore would not support it.
Baltimore naturally does not like the
idea Of Washington having and support
ing major league club, and an oppor-
tunity to belittle it is never overlooked
Southern training trips may be aban-
doned by the major league clubs. For
the past several years but little if any
benefit has been derived from these
spring invasions of the south, and aside
from mourning a heavy expense the clubs
have profited nothing. Miserable weather
this spring made it impossible for the
teams to get the necessary work. and
this condition has been prevalent for the
past few years.
Connie Mack, with his usual luck, had
the only spot in the south where the
weather was balmy, San Antonio, Tex.
But incidentally Mack has about the on'y
team that could train there For the
average team the town is too wide open
and the temptation is too much for the
players. Hugh Jennings took his Tigers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
ROSEDALE BEATS LOFFLER.
Scores Three Runs in First and Is
Then Held Safe.

Rosedale defeated the Loffler nine of
the independence League yesterday aft
ernOon on the Rosedale diamond; score,
= to l. The contest was close and in
teresting. despite the fact that both
teams played rather loose game.
The Rosedale team won the game in
the first inning, when it scored all of it's
runs. The Independence Leaguers also
scored their only tally early in the game.
After the second inning neither team
could get man across the counting
station, although several players on both
sides got as far as third.
-Four hard chances in left field, all of
which were labeled for extra base hits,
but which were captured by Hecht of the
Resedales, was easily the feature OF the
game. Kraft caught an excellent game
for the losers. despite the fact that he
is charged with two errors Not a base
was stolen on him. At bat Snyder was
the star. getting three good, clean swats,
which were half as many as his entire
team made. The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
ANNUAL FIELD GAMES.
M Street High School Boys to Com
pete This Week.

NJ Street High Schools annual spring
field day games will be held Thursday
afternoon. April a. on the temporary high
school athletic field on 1st street between
and streets northwest. All boys in
school are urged to enter the games.
Track and field captains for each of the
four classes have been elected No boy
is allowed to enter more than three
events. He may enter one running event,
one field event and one relay race. The
captains of the various classes are work
ing with their classmates in order to land
as many points as possible for the school
champ: onship.
The relay races have been arranged to
suit the different weight classes of boys.
They are: \ relay race of $40 yards for
boys under 100 pounds. who run no yards
apiece; 440-yard race for boys who
weigh 100 pounds or less: a half-mile
race and mile race for boys of any
weight
Two junior races-a 1C0-yard and DO
yard dash--have been arranged for boys
who are not over sixteen years old. For
seniors. boys over sixteen years old, a
100-yard dash, a 220-yard dash, 40
yard dash. an $50 yard race, mile race,
siXty-yard high hurdle race, low
hurdle race. a running high jump, a
running broad jump and a twelve pound
shotput have been placed Ribbons will
be given for four places in each event
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
REFUSES TO REPORT.
Snyder Wants More Money to Go to
Bridgeport.

Ewald Snyder, the heavy-hitting out
fielder of the Bridgeport, Conn.,, team,
and who for several years played with
the Marines in the Capital City League,
has refused to report on account of salary
differences. Snyder was with the Bridge
port club last year and hit for .316, and
on the strength of this thought he was
entitled TO more money than the contract
called for.
Snyder, when seen yesterday. said he
was determined to stay here this year,
as he has a good position and can do
better than if he went to Bridgeport 1t
is very likely that the local team of the
United States League will sign Sneder
for the season, although he contends that
he will play with the Adams team in the
Railroad League this summer.