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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-04-22
Certified Copy Of Order.
State of Missouri)
SIS


February Adjourned Term. 1915
In the County Court of said County.
on the 9Th day of April. 1915 the
following, among other procee iings,
were had, w:
Now comes William Buchanan. ].
B. Williams, S. Bono ct al and pre-
sents a petition in writing in the
above entitled cause as follows:
To The Honorable County Court of
Monroe County, Missouri. we, the
undersigned citizens and taxpayers
of the Monroe City Special Road
District in Monroe County. Missouri
and of the territory hereinbelow
mentioned petition Your Honorable
Court to submit to the qualified
voters of the hereinafter proposed
Special Road District a proposition
to extend the Monroe City Special
Road District one mile further South
than its present Southern boundary
thus taking into said Special Road
District one mile in width entirely
across, from East to West, Township
SIS. Range s. West and across that
part of said Township SIS. Range 7,
West, which lies in Monroe County,
Missouri. And we ask that Special
election be held on Saturday, May
1st. 1915 for the adoption or re-
lection of such proposed extension.
Upon examination of the fore
going petition the Court finds that
the same was filed with the Clerk
of this Court on the Eight day of
April, 1915. The Court further finds
that said petition is signed by at
least Fifty qualified voters Of such
proposed district, not less than
twenty-five of which resides in the
Old district and not less than Fifteen
Of which resides in the territory
proposed to be taken into said dis
Itrict.
\ Therefore, it is ordered by the
Court, that on this, the Eight day OF
April 1915, the same be and is
hereby approved. And It is further
ordered that notice be and is here
by given, that on Saturday. May list.
1915, an election will be held at
the various voting precincts within
the limits of the proposed Special
Road District for the adoption OF
rejection of such proposed extension
of the Monroe City Special Road
District iss described and petitioned
J for by more thaG Fifty qualified
voters, mot less than twenty-five o.
whom reside in the old district and
not less than Fifteen of whom reside
} in the territory proposed to be taker
into said district.
The Court also orders ballot,
pTSoted for said election. which
ballots shall have printed thereon
For the extension of the Specia
Road District Against the ex
teEsiOnsof the Special Road District.
(ECasethe ClaUseyou do not favor. y
\ E is further entered that tn,
Clerk Of this Court, certify a Copy o
: the foregoing order to the Moarot
City Democrat, aO~eekly newspaper
: published in the City of MOnroe
!; MOHCoe County, Missouri, for twt
wee&s.plIblicatiOn or three Insertions
the first to be aon April 18th. anC
the East ON April 18th. 1915.
State OF Missouri
SIS
County of Nonroe)
I'm. X. Outright, Clerk of the
County Court, in and foEEaid County
hereby certify the a6oVe and fore
going to be true copy Of our said
County Court on the day and year
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-04-22

MIRA. Cordelia 0sbOurne and Miss
Jennie Elliott were Quincy visitors
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-04-22

wednesday o PE III.
At the First Baptist Church
Rev. E. McNair presiding
Praise Service Choir
Address, Home Mission Work
Among Foreigners" Mrs. Baeranotf
(The lady will appear in native
Bulgarian costume)
News from Soonchun, Korea
miss Meta Bieear
! Offering
Renedictlon
Where there is no Vision the
People Perish " Prov. 29:l8.
Wednesday Morning
800 Executive Meeting
1000 Devotional Miss Mitchell
lGl5 Greetings, Monroe Society
Mrs E. McNair
Presbyterlal Miss Alma Stone
1880 Response Mrs. Hugh Miller
1040 Roll Call
11O0 Presidents Message
11:15 Reports of Synodical;Secre-
taries:
Recording Mrs. G. B. Stout
Foreign Missions Miss Mitchell
Assemblys Home Missions Mrs.
F. L. Ferguson
Local Home Missions Mrs. w. F.
Price
lido Appointment of Committees
LIDS The Quiet Hour Mrs. S. o.
Wednesday, Afternoon
200 Prayer Mrs. Ellen Marshall
BOB Minutes
2:10 Our Only Daughter" A
Vision Mrs. C. F. Richmond
2:25 Conference
2;55 ENCOURAGING Facts Prof.
John James
$40 Young Peoples Conference
Leader, Mrs. j. E. Henderson
Our Young People Mrs.
Shirley Johns
Social Life of Young People
Mrs. Kate Woodson
Young People aad Missions
Mrs. d. H. Stevens
ass Offering
400 TheQuiet Hour Mrs. F.. l.
Ferguson
Lord, l pray Thee. open his eyes
that he may see" 2 X 6:17
Thursday Morning
300 Conference of Rresbytenial
Officers
$50 Devotional Mrs. TIM
Barbee
945 Minutes
\ $50 An Hour With 0ur Secpe-
taries:
Literature Mrs. SO. Hall
Christian Ed. and Min. Relief
Mrs. W. H. Sandusky
Young People and S. S. Extent
Mrs. j. E. Henderson
10:15IMission Study Glasses, How
Made Practical? Mrs. G. H.
Robertson
Discussion and Quiz
10:45 Five Minute Messages from
Our Presidents:
Upper Missouri Mrs. Hugh
Miller
! St. Louis Mrs. Shirley
Johns
Lafayette Mrs. N. H.
Mccain
Palmyra Mrs. c. F.
Richmond
PotOsi Mrs. G. H. Eversole
Missouri Mrs. G. w.
Robertson
Ills Our Work in Korea
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-04-22
SOME ENGLISH DISHES.

As q rule the English meals are
rather formidable. but there is no
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30

Plans are being made by the
council to provide for an election
at which the proposition of bond
ing the city to provide an cleo.
freight plant will be passed
upon. This will probably be a
part of the business of the first
regular meeting in January.
For many months every effort
has been made locally to secure
an adequate plant through private
capital. The plan nearly sue
ceeded at first, but the activity of
certain individuals and the gener-
al magnitude of the question
caused the matter to drag along
until the whole thing fell through.
Since then there have been occa-
sional efforts to propose some
plan or other. They have all
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30

There is an old poem describ-
ing a fight which goes on to say
that Everybody shouted silence
until silence filled the hail."
Just so the Ford peace party.
They were bound to have peace
if they had to fight for it. Now,
the newspaper dispatches report
that Ford has quit the bunch and
started for home, that Gov. Han
ma has also quit in a huff because
visits made by him to officials of
Norway at which he gained an
audience because of his being
governor of North Dakota, were
so given out by the peace party
officials as though he was enlist
ing official assistance in the
peace efforts. The fact is that
the terrible storm of ridicule
from all over the civilized world
was sufficient to penetrate the
ego of even such gentlemen as
Henry Ford and L. B. Hanna.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30
A Happy Christmas.

A happy, merrier Christmas
could not well be imagined than
that of our people this year. The
weather was bright and CHEEKY,
and just cold enough to make
one feel strong andenereetic. On
Christmas Eve there was special
services and programs in all of
the six churches of the town.
Some of the church buildings
will accommodate more people
than others, but all were filled to
capacity. The Episcopal and M.
E. churches each had Christmas
programs and trees to which the
general public was welcome. Be
tween the two was divided most
of the Misunderstanding popu-
lation of the town. The Baptist,
Evangelical, Lutheran and Cath
ole congregations were provided
for in their respective houses
Of worship. This years enter
tainment at the Episcopal church
was the first on a large scale
ever undertaken by the people
of that denomination. Their eff
forts were well worth while,
some thirty or forty young people
providing a very interesting
hours entertainment pertaining
to Christmas. The M. e. church
was filled to overf1owine. The
decorations were most excellent
and an effort was made to get a
picture of them before they were
taken down. At both places the
young folks were remembered by
Santa. At the Catholic church
there was midnight mass and
the building was packed. On
Christmas day all the stores and
business places we're closed, the
'townspeople devoted themselves
to turkey and a happy survey Of
the many useful and pleasant re-
minderS of their friends
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30

come tojnaught. One man pro.
posed to provide twenty-five per
cent Of the capital and secure
the rest locally. However, it
was felt hereabouts that the
gentleman wanted to raise the
price Of the plant and retain a
fourth representing his profit.
While such a plan would be fine
if it would work the financial end
of the thing would be pretty hard
to manage on that plan. It looks
as though this town will have to
have its own plant or 60 without.
For that reason there is a strong
probability that the measure will
carry. We have banged around
in the dark long enough and
every citizen of the town knows
we should have something better.
Strasburg and Hazelton have
lights now. Linton is dropping
behind in the field of progress.
We believe that it would be
nicer to have plant here owned
by private parties. Nevertheless,
a city-owned plant would be far
ahead of none at all.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30
IN PIONEER DAYS

horse can be kept for ten cents a
year-has pony. The said
devil is of lean physique; but
when he says that the sore back
of his pony was caused by his
bareback riding it is hard to be-
lieve him.
Flax, says the Northwest Mag
azine, is one Of the most profit
able crops Of North Dakota. A
single crop from the sod has
been made to pay for a farm and
improvements. The fibre is of
unusual excellence, while the
seed is oily to a degree unknown
back east. The Dakotas lead the
country in flax production. There
are fine chances for manufacture
ersto engage in handling fibre and
making flax seed oil in many
parts Of North Dakota.
Mr.. Cell isn't much taken with
the methods Of a certain loan
company The company wanted
IA per cent, and in the first pa
pers sent by the loaners they
made mistake" of several dol
lars in their own favor. After
considerable correspondence with
Mr.. Cell, they concluded that
they wouldn't loan money in
Emmons county-not just yet
awhile on account Of athe In.
dian scare" It was added, how
ever, thatif any settler wanted
to take 500, and give a mort
gage for &o0 on his claim, he
could be accommodated.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30
In Town and Out.

From the Record, Jan. Q, 1891.
The board Of county commits
sioners will meet next Monday.
Mrs. S. E. Coover visited
friends in the Williamsport
neiehborhood last Tuesday.
The state legislature meets
Tuesday, Jan. 9th. The con-
stitution limits the session to
sixty days.
Merchant Connor has pur.
chased the John Shermer ranch,
on the river road between 1.-Two
ma and Glencoe.
There are about a dozen pupils
attending Williamsport school,
and the number will be increased
to upward Of twenty within a
fortnight.
County Superintendent Andrus
is visiting in Fargo this week in
attendance at a meeting Of the
North Dakota Educational Asso-
citation and a gathering of the
county superintendent of the
state.
The Catholic Union and Times.
OF Buffalo, N. Y, recently Of
tered a prize for the best story
written by boy. Several hun
dred tried for it, and the success
full writer was Master John Ha-
ley, Of Livona.
The Record Devil-like most.
boys in North Dakota, where a
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30

laws anu they alone are iespons
sibls fot the big newspaper bills
And right here the publisher Of
this newspaper wishes to 60 on
record as being unaltefably OPP
posed to the present election
laws. They are too cumber-
some, they hit wide Of the mark,
and they are too expensive. In
the days to come the Record will
do all in its power to bring about
the repeal of the present election
laws and to secure the substitu.
ton of measures that will pro.
vide as amply or more so for pop.
ular government in the strictest
sense without the present in
volved primary after primary.
The Record submits to its
readers the proposition that the
newspapers are fully justified in
expecting ample remuneration
for the work they are required
to do. At the same time, the
Record editor is not so mean nor
so money-mad as to prolong con-
ditions the only excuse for which
can be the fact that they provide
considerable extra work and the
resultant financial gain for the
newspaperman.
We believe in doing away with
much of the intricacy of the
present work which the news
papers now enjoy. We are not
Sinking" enough to pull for
something that has no value SIM
ply because it means added bus
mess for us. But we do rebel
with all our might at the pros
pect of having some professional
politician, whether he be of this
county or some other, attempt to
cut down the revenue of the
newspapers by forcing them to
do the same amount of work for
less pay instead of sweeping
away the useless work itself and
thereby materially reducing the
election expense.
AS long as the people must
have elections every few months
they must foot the bills. When
simpler and less involved meth
DDS of choosing our public Of
ficials are secured, we will be
better off financially and in
every other way.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30

During the primary-election
campaign of 1914 one of the most
prominent, though unsuccessful,
candidates from this county took
a great delight in dwelling on
those pet newspaper laws that
had no value except to take the
taxpayers money and put it in
the printers trousers. While
that sort of dope didn't seem to
do much execution, it caused
some discussion.
In this article the Record pro-
poses to dwell at some length on
a matter that has much to do
with the taxpayers money"
First of all, let us state that the
income to newspaper for coun-
ty printing during an election
year totals at least a thousand
dollars. On the "off year" it is
not more than one.third as much.
Hence, it should not require any
great depth of intellect to discern
the fact that the present election
laws mean much in dollars and
cents to the newspapers. But, it
should also be remembered that
the present election laws are not
the product of the newspaper
men. They are sponsored by
some of the leading politicians of
the state who have been most
militantly pronounced in their
championship of the rights of the
general public. They were men
who fought tooth and nail for the
present election laws, although
they had no chance to secure
added remuneration in any way
through the workings of those
laws. Rather, they championed
such measures with the one and
only interest of unhorsine some
of the office holders who seemed
to have the inside track under
the old system.
Relative to the remuneration
OF the newspapers for election
printing we have this to say in
all frankness: The rate for legal
printing is only fair and equit-
able and such as has been de-
termined by legislatures in which
not only three per cent of the
membership we're allied with the
printing craft. In fact, it is usu
ally the case that the newspapers
as a class are not particularly
popular with the legislators for
the good and sufficient reason
that most of them have felt the
sting of the home newspaper at
some time or other and have
much the same feeling that the
Emmons county gentleman re-
ferred to above had last year.
The rank and file of the tax
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30

A petition is being circulated
throughout the county asking the
county commissioners to pay a
bounty on gophers during the
months of April and May, 1916,
and is meeting with great sue
cess. This petition will be pre-
tsented to the commissioners at
their regular January meeting,
which will be held on the third,
for action.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30

payers Will appreciate at once
and will grant freely that a news
paperman is fully entitled to pay
ment for all work which he is re.
quired to do. 1t can be easily
proven to the satisfaction of any
interested person that the pre-
vailing rate is but fair an equit-
able. Granting that such is the
case then the next question is
why do the taxpayers of the
county pay SO much more for le-
gal printing on election years
than during the "off years." It
is not because the rate is unjust,
it is not because the newspapers
have controlled the legislature
and have fixed their own remun-
Grafton.
The solution is to be found in
the fact that the people of the
state have demanded election
laws which are voluminous and
intricate and which are most ex-
tremely expensive.
During the coming year there
will be three elections in this
state. At each election there
will be an inspector, two judges,
two clerks and a messenger to
bring in the returns. Roughly
speaking, the election boards
alone will cost the county $500 or
$500 per election. Then, too,
must be included the necessary
supplies and equipment. 1t is
also imperative that due and le-
gal publicity will be given to all
these matters or else the object
of the law could not be obtained
in any measure. Hence, hum
dreds of columns of newspaper
space will be demanded for cleo
ton legals. The newspapers
will be called upon to handle vast
amounts of extra work for the
county in the way of election no
tees, certificates of nomination,
returns and the likes. If the peo-
pie are to know anything what
ever about these elections the
newspaper space must be COM
manded, so to speak. And, if the
space is to be used, the same
must be paid for. The whole
thing resolves itself into the pro-
position that the people must
have newspaper space for these
elections and the people must
pay for the same. And the
newspapers are not robbers for
securing this payment any more
than is the election board that Sc
cures remuneration for its SER
vices or the messenger that
brings the report to the county
seat.
Now, then, the present primary
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-12-30
Lost or Betrayed.

Lost or Betrayed.
3 white geldines 3 years old,
about 1000 pounds. Estrayed
from my Ranch on or about
November 18th. Any informa-
ton please notify
C.P. BURNSTAD,
.adv-nyN Burnstad, N. Oak.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05

pr1SeO.
The durability Of cloth depends large
" upon the length of the Individual
dbers. If the fbers are long and curl
Ing they form close and strong
weave. The cloth does not crack or
wear out at the seams or folds because
Of the length Of fiber, nor does it rub.
as easily by surface wear because it is
more springy or elastic. Short fibers.
on the other hand, have much less
binding quality because they do not in.
tertwine.
The difference between two suits or
dresses in keeping their shape" il
largely due to this same thing. A real
~ first class cloth, properly made and
fitted. hardly ever requires pressing.
1t is elastic, and If It e. hing. up after
having been worprlbuter for crovt't
will go right back 11re,
constant sending of trousers to the
tanor to have crease put in is a
sign that the cloth was not made of
long fbers
II you want your suits or dresses to
wear we'll and to look we'll first make
sure that the cloth is woven from long
dbers.-New York American.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05

ing measured to dot, directing trav
elers to the heurest place for enter
tatnment Of man and beast. Tht
angles Of the crossroads were specified
in their exact degrees with respect Il
the proper placing Of the sign.
No sooner was the title of the bill
read than the afternoon newspaper
representatives at Albany pricked ur
their ears. They were on the alert
always for New York city legislation
but here was bill making it manda'
tory to erect signposts throughout the
state, and essentially Of rural benefit
Yet member from congested New
York district had introduced it. Some.
thing strange. They searched around
for the alleged introducer. He was in
New York. They took no chances
however, and telegraphed a column to
their papers telling Of the attempt to
signpost the state by an east side leg.
islator.
The morning papers took it up. Re
porters hunted up the assemblyman at
his home. He roared out his denial.
But nobody believed him. He got q
hurry telephone call from his district
leader, to whom he swore he had in
troduced no such bin. he was ordered
to ask for the privilege Of the floor at
Monday nights session and compel the
withdrawal of the bill He had stage
fright over the idea. He was almost
too bashful to raise his voice when vot-
ing at roll call Meanwhile the news
Of the bill spread, and from all quar-.
tiers Of the city the luckless assembly
men received telephone messages ask
ing to be "let in on the signpost graft"
The following Monday night the al.
legged introducer arrived in Albany al.
most in a state Of collapse. All during
the ensuing week he was ordered to
demand the withdrawal of the bill, but
would not rise in his seat and ask It.
Finally member in the secret told the
facts to Speaker Nixon. The speaker
called the assemblyman to his desk
and questioned him. He was satisfied
that the legislator was altogether too
hmid to introduce such q radical bill
and exonerated him.
But the bill had been printed. When
It was supposed that It had been killed
In committee the first thing known was
a request for bearing on 1t by some
good roads workers, who saw In It q
blessing and who sent the alleged in.
PRODUCER q congratulatory letter for his
pdblic spirited act The bill Of course
died In committee, but its memory
chung to the east side legislator for
many years.-New York Sun.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05

the crowded aisles within few yards
Of the pulpit From the first he was
riveted. pinch Of snun every now
and then evincing his satisfaction. To.
ward the end Of the sermon and Just
AZ the preacher was commencing a
prolonged illustration, the stranger ap-
piled to his horn null.
Arrested, however, he stood notion
less, his hand raised with the SNUFF
between his fingers. his head thrown
back, his eyes and mouth wide open.
The instant the passage was finished,
and before the audience had time to
recover their breath. the drover ap-
piled the SNUFF with gusto to his nos
trils, and, forgetting in his excitement
alike the place and the occasion be
turned his head to the crowd behind
and exclaimed. INA, sirs, I never
heard the like Of that!''
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
POWER OF ELoouEAcE.
A Scotch Preacher Who Proved Him.
ssif Real epsIIbindSr.

A Scotch Preacher Who Proved Him.
ssif Real epslIbindSr.
The magic power Of eloquence to
hold an audience bound az by spell
b commonly credited to the political
stump speaker. But that some Of this
gift Of fascination Is to be found in
the pulpit the Rev. DR.. Currier makes
clear in his book. mine Great Preach.
era" To show the importance Of the
voice and manner In delivering the
message he tells the following story
Of the preaching of the Rev. Dr.. Guth-
RE Of Scotland:
Guthrie possessed to an eminent de-
gree the power Of apt impressive H.
lustration. Joined to the witchery Of
his voice, It sometimes amounted to a
power Of enchantment His auditors
were then spellbound by It.
An amusing instance r. presented in
the conduct Of q Highland cattle
drover one day In Guthrie's congresa-
ton IN Free st. John's. The man
stood throughout the service In one Of