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The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-09-21

One of the most disconsolate men
in town is Grant Thompson Mrs.
Thompson and the children are all
away from home, and Grant is his
own housekeeper, taking his meals
out He says this is the first time he
has had such an experience for TWEEN
ty-eight years, and he hopes it will
be twenty eight years before it will
ever happen again.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-09-21

Bentonvile's fruit fair will be held
this year October 81 and November
l and 2.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-09-21

j. p. Reid and Miss Esther Bilby,
prominent young people of Westville,
were married recently.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-09-21

Miss Ola Gray arrived home last
week from Huntsville where she had
been for some time visiting relatives.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-09-21

s. R. McGavern, a former resident
of Sloan Springs, died recently at
the home of his son at Long Beach,
Cal
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-09-21

DR.. o B. Sears, pastor of the
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-09-21

May Herring, fourteen year old
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-09-21

Bennie Howell of Southwest City
is visiting with home folks.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-09-21
HERE AND THERE

HERE AND THERE
Sloan Springs is to have free city
eali,,ry of mail
A. B Roark has purchased the Tut
tie barber shop at st. Paul.
The Carroll County jail at Berry
vile is without an occupant.
Sloan Springs will hold home
products fair October "a and %.
James Kendrick,,74 years of age,
died recently at his home at St. Paul.
Henry Fry, ~ years of age, died
recently at his home near Prairie
Grove.
A foot ball team is being organized
among the students of Rogers High
school.
Bentonville's fruit fair will be held
this year October 81 and November
l and 2.
j. p Reid and Miss Esther Billy
prominent young people of Westvlle,
were married recently.
Miss Ola Gray arrived home last
week from Huntsville where she had
been for some time visiting relatives.
S. R. McGavern, a former resident
of Sloan Springs, died recently at
the home of his son at Long Beach,
Cal
May Herring, fourteen year old
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
HaSSard.

John Lock, of Hannibal visited
friends here Monday.
Mrs. Errett Roland is visiting
relatives near New London this
week.
Mike Long and family motored
to Macon Sunday and spent the
day with relatives.
Mrs. John Kendrick and son.
kennett Leo, visited relatives in
Hannibal a few days of last week.
Joe GibboDy and sister, Miss Kate
Gibbony. Misses Margaret and
Mamie Phelean, and Miss Anna
Grace Lemon. of Hannibal motored
to this place Sunday afternoon and
visited Mr.. end Mrs John Madden
MIR and Mrs. o. H. Turner and
children. were Hannibal shoppers
Tuesday.
Mrs, Valentine Arnoldy is serious
ly i'll at her home east of this place.
Wednesday of last week she suffer-
ed a paralytic stroke and since that
time has been considered in a dan
eerous condition.
Frank Williams is confined to his
bed with heart trouble.
S. j. Owen and family were
Sunday guests of Harvey Benson
and wife.
Mrs. Ben Howell. of Macon is
visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Mike Long.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
Look Out, Germany.

A recent report from Paris states
that the Republic of Tavolara, the
worlds smallest nation, had de
clared war on Germany and
Austria. The new adversary of
the Teutonic powers is a small
island situated northeast of Sar-
DINA, with about 200 inhabitants.
1t is about five miles long by three
wide and rises abruptly out of the
sea to an altitude of half a mile.
Until 1882 it was an absolute mon
archy, the last sovereign being Paul
L Upon his death a revolution
broke out and the island became a
republic under the protection of
Italy.
The Republic has a President,
who is elected for a term of ten
years. Women have been given
the right to vote
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
States Coal Bin.

A sp ecial Grand Jury mas been
called by Judge States Of Cole
County to determine just who has
been into the States coal bin.
The deadlock Of some months
standing over the appointments of
a commiss Toner Of the permanent
seat of government. which has been
the occasion of enough wire pulling
to elect a United States Senator,
has been suddenly broken by the
disclosures made in connection
with coal and disinfectant contracts
and still further and more inter
estine disclosures are promised as
the investigation proceeds.
Gov. Gardner has directed that
the Attorney General assist the
Prosecuting Attorney in getting to
the bottom of the scandal. in
which the names of several former
and present State officers have
been mentioned.
If the States have been paying
for more coal and insecticide than
it could use. and it States officials
have been found lettering about
the coal bins with in ingratiating
scuttles the people of the State
want to know it.
They are more interested in the
coal than in the insecticide, for
judging by the reports that have
been coming out at Jefferson City.
it would be impossible for the Stat
to have too much of the latter on
hand.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
Rebekah Anniversary.

Monroe Rebekahs celebrated the
66th anniversary of that order
Tuesday night, September IS, at
Odd Fellows Hail. The following
special program was rendered.
Song, America" by the lodge.
Duet, Mrs S. B. Thiehoff and
Mrs, James Wadsworth.
Reading, Miss Edith Jarman.
Solo, Mrs, Lena Medcalf.
Song by the Murpbys.
Roll Call.
Committees No. a and S served a
delicious two course luncheon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
FIVE PARIS
TIME 7:3O
Wants Convict Help.

The county court Of Montgomery
county has requested the State
Highway Board and the State
Prison Board TO furnish from
twenty-five to one hundred convicts
for use in road work in special
road districts in the county. The
convicts will be put to work next
week on the construction of an
eight-mile stretch of state road
through the MineoIa special road
district. This link in the Old
Trails road in Missouri has long
been regarded as a barrier to
cross-state traffic north of the
Missouri river.
Ii is expected, on account Of the
present scarcity Of labor in many
localities, that the use of convicts
will be solution to the problem of
securing labor for road building in
many counties in the state.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
Ready September 26.

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has issued a circular announcing
that on September 20 all demands
for delivery of definitive bonds of
the Liberty Loan can be complied
with in reasonable measure of
promptness He urges. however,
that as far as practicable, employers
and banks that bought large hold
ings in small denominations to ac-
commodate employees and patrons
who desired bonos of small denomi-
nations which they could pay for
in installments. should endeayor to
consolidate their purchases and
take definitive bonds rather than
coupon bonds This will reduce
the burden of work laid upon the
Government in providing the
bonds.
Deliveries OF defnitive bonds
will be made through the Federal
R eserve banks on surrender of in
term certificates. Until June IS,
| 918, no charge will be made for
the conversion of the nontaxable
81 per cent bonds of the first
Liberty Loan into the a per cent
bonds of the second issue. No
charge will be made for conversion
of small bonds of the first issue in.
to the larger denominations, nor for
the issue of coupon bonds in ex-
C hange for registered bonds Nor
will any charge be made for the
transfer of registered bonds.
1T is apparent" reads Secretary
McAdoos statement, that if pend
ing legislation should be enacted
and bonds should be issued bear.
ing interest at higher rate than
80 per cent per annum, and exempt
from the normal income tax, in
view of the resulting privilege of
Inversion, the demand for
de fiDitive 3! per cent liberty bonds,
particularly those of the small de.
nominations, would be greatly re.
duced.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

A. E. Brewer. of near Middle
Grove has three SONS in the German
army. He has heard nothing from
his people in the past two years.
When last heard from one of the
boys was on the Russian front and
the other two were on the French
front. Recently he babe goodbye
to a boy who belonged to the
American army. His parting words
were to do his best for Uncle Sam
if he were sent to France
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
Wooden Leg A Boon.

Ollie Jackson who lived near
II eavener, Okla. died last week
leaving fortune of almost 100000
made by smuggling valuables across
the Canadian border near Detroit.
j ackson worked on one side of the
border and lived on the other. He
" ore a wooden leg, this he followed
out, using the cavity TO store jewels
and drugs and other small articles
bearing heavy duty. He left a note
telling his secret.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
State Inspecting Roads.

Road drag inspectors appointed
by the State Highway Department
are now making a personal in
spection of inter county seat roads
throughout the state, to see that
drag funds are being properly ex-
pended. These inspectors were sent
out BY the state department because
OF numerous complaints received
from counties to the effect that the
roads were not being properly drag
ged, and that in some instances the
fund appropriated by the state were
not being applied upon the roads at
all. The ms pectors are covering
the entire state, and will report any
failure to drag the roads at proper
times. Citizens living along the
inter.county seat highways are also
requested to notify the State High
way Department if the roads are
not receiving attention, as the state
department is determined TO secure
the best possible results from the
expenditure of the drag funds.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

The fifth Infantry, consisting Of
about six hundred boys who have
been stationed at Camp Parker, in
Quincy. for the past six months.
passed through here Friday morn
ing on their way to Camp Lincoln.
in Texas.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

The new state capitol IS at last
completed-at least it is completed
nearly enough for occupancy The
furnishings of the building are
magnificent The great table for the
Governors Office alone cost $1,000
The total cost of the furniture is
$4,000.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
A recent dispatch says the farm.

A recent dispatch says the farm
ers of Illinois are already ploughi1g
large fields for the sowing of fall
wheat. This will be cheering news
to the government, for it shows
that the farmers appreciate the two
dollar a bushel guarantee for their
next years crop of wheat. Mis-
souri, farmers are likewise active in
preparing their wheat beds for next
years crop.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Ellsworth Mcmillan Of Hume
well. has written his parents that
he is safe in France and that his
company was the first American
troops to march through the streets
of London since 1861 Mr., Nc
MILAN has many friends in this
city who will be glad to know that
he is safe somewhere in France"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Mrs d. Fitzgerald and daughters.
Reese and Rose, we're in Hannibal.
Wednesday. Miss Rose went from
there to Jacksonville, Illinois.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Several from this place went to
Hannibal Tuesday night to see the
style show that took place in that
city and continued for four days
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Miss Jessie Duer who is attend.
ing school in this city, spent Sunday
with her parents. Harry Duer and
wife, south of Hunnewell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
Palmyra To Have Fair
Next Year.

The Marion County fair at Pal
myra, closed most successful Satur-
day, with an attendance exceeding
that of any day during the entire
history of the fair association.
They expect to have another fair
next year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. |. N. Lawson and
daughter, Irene, Mr.. w. W. Nevins
and son, Lawson, of Hannibal and
Mrs. Leonard Adams and baby of
Dalhart, Texas, motored to this city
Sunday and spent the day with c.
A. Lawson and wife,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Millard DelashmUtt, who is in the
aviation corps, at San Antonio
Texas, has been made mail clerk
and corporal of his squad at Camp
Kelley,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

The state fair at Sedalia is not
only attended by Missourians, but
thousands of people come from
adjoining states each year to view
this great agricultural and livestock
exhibit. There is no way in which
we can better impress these visitors
with the progressive spirit of our
state than to have the roads over
which they travel in the best posi-.
BILE condition. With favorable
weather; there will be a constant
stream of traffic to Sedalia. from
September 22nd to 18th. and the
State Highway Department urges
all county road officials to see that
the roads are properly dragged.
mud holes and deep washes care
fully filled, side drains opened, and
approaches to bridges and culverts
put in good condition.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Mrs Samantha Orr and daughter,
Miss Aleen, departed Wednesday
for Columbia where the latter will
attend school this winter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
THEHEARTO OF
THE HILLS

The story deals with the
adventures of Miss Hester
Madswick, daughter of an
an English baronct, who is
kidnapped as a child and
consecrated to the service
of a heather god. Years
later she is sent to London
to recover a sacred ruby.
Strangely as it seems, this
search led her to her own
fathers house.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
A Rocky Mountain
Vacation
Right Next Door

Whether your vacation time is
short or long, spend it in elori-
Gus Rocky Mountain Land. Take
the Burllneton-the logical way
Rocky Mountain Route. Wen
plan a trip for you to fit your
time and purse.
Just a short, happy train ride
and you're there. Rocky Noun
tain splendor all around you.
See beautiful Denver, the Rocky
Mountain National.Estes Park,
the Garden of the Gods, unsur-
passed for a week or ten days
outing.
The Burlington's great 3iu-1
vacation Tour-all three Nation
al Parks Rocky mountain Ma
tional Estes. Yellowstone, Glacier
on single low fare excursion
ticket is 1915 greatest travel
value Burlington trains run d.
ret to all three parks.
A vacation is not a luxury, it's a
necessity. Make this the Rocky
Mountain Vacation you long
have hoped to enjoy.
Round.trip excursion tickets now
on sale. Let's talk il over.
S. 3. THIEHOFF,
Tiki, Agent the Pleasant Way to Travel
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Jay Vanschaick was drowned
while fishing in Salt river, 7 miles
east Of frankfort, Tuesday after
noon. He was with four other men
who went to his assistance, but
were unable to reach him in time
to save his life. Vanschaick was a
good swimmer but it is believed he
was cramped by the cold water He
was IS years old, the only son of
Mrs. Anna Vanschaick. He was a
farmer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

D. X Vowel and wife attended
the Illinois State fair at Springfield
last week, also visited their son, DR..
D. A. Vowel and family at Viz
einia, Ill.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Laund y via Parcel Post. The
White Ster at Hannibal pays re-
turn postage on all bundles mailed
to them
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Argentine has received a pledge
from Germany. but so did this
country in the Sus lex case and
what was il worth? GERMANY
makes scraps of paper of them all
just as soon as such a process
seems to be favorable to her plans.
c. A. Lawson was a Palmyra
visitor. Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21
Will Drake is in Sbelbira, attend.
ing The fair this week.

Miss Gertrude Robertsbaw return
ed Wednesday from Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Mrs. Landers and daughter, Nell,
were Hannibal visitors, Wednesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

The Monroe City Calf Club will
hold its sale October 81, at the
fair grounds. Several prizes have
been offered for calves in the best
condition at the time of the sale, a
dairy exhibit will also be held and
the affair will be a great event,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

W. e. Williamson has on ex-
hibition at the Citizens bank. a
mammoth sun flower. 1t measures
thirteen and a half feet high and
thirteen inches across the bloom.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Those from here attending the
funeral of Douglas Buchanan at
Shelbina, Wednesday morning were:
Mrs. Will Spaldine, Mrs. Lucy
Nickleson and Mrs. Lille Buchanan.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Secretary Scheidker Of the Han
nibal Chamber of Commerce, re-
turned from Chicago, last week
where he made arrangements for
the shipment of twelve cars of
steam bone fertilizer to Marion
county. The fertilizer will be sold
to the farmers of that section at
cost,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Mrs j R. Leake of this city spent
Sunday with her parents. J. A
McAtee and wife at Hunnewell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Quite number from here are at
tending the Shelbina fair thi,
week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

A fascinating tale of Orien-
tai mysticism, leading the
spectator amid the jungles
and palaces of Hindustan
and through the seethins
social whirl of modern Lon
don to a climax of unusual
power, is a brief descrip-
ton of Edison
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs Robert Edwards of
this city we're business visitors in
LakenaD, one day last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21


ed Wednesday from Quincy.
Mrs. Landers and daughter, Nell.
were Hannibal visitors Wednesday.
Quite a number from here are at
tending the Shelbina fair this
week.
Arthur Dierks left Thursday for
Paris and from there will go.o Fort
Riley.
Mrs. Will Drake spent a few days
in Quincy this week visiting
friends
j. A. 0Daniel and family Of
Hunnewell, we're visiting in this
city, Sunday.
Several thousand women in
England are now engaged in
harvesting crops.
Mr., and Mrs Robert Edwards of
this city we're business visitors in
Lakenan, one day last week.
Mrs j R. Leake of this city spent
Sunday with her parents, J. A.
McAtee and wife at Hunnewell.
Laund y via Parcel Post. The
White Ster at Hannibal pays re-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Several thousand women il
England are now engaged il
harvesting crops.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-09-21

Arthur Dierks left Thursday for
Paris and from there will go:o Fort
Riley.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
500 ANGRY YEARS FROM ITALY

TRIESTE. over which half a mil
lion lives will probably be
squ9ndered this summer, is a
city OF 10000 people on an Aus
TRAN peninsula $50 miles from Wen
IA, and 500 long and angry years
FROM Italy.
The people of the Trieste are dis
tinguIshed for their long memories
The city has been an Austrian pos
session for over 500 years But
three-quarters of its people are of
Italian descent and they lose no op-
portunity to allude to the fact Italy
has gone to war largely to get Trieste
back but this would establish a bad
precedent, because 1000 years ago,
Italy owned England, Germany,
France and Spain, together with all
other lands discovered up to date.
If Italy were powerful enough its
memory would be most embarrass-
ing.
Trieste is the principal seaport of
the Adriatic to the great disgust Of
venice and has more shipping tnan
any American city except New York,
Its population consists of Italians,
Jews, French. Greeks and English
with AustIians to keep them in Or
der. it consists of two parts, an old
town on a hill surmounted by
modern castle built in 1880 and q
new town built on the fiat, made
land below. Old Trieste is full of
quaint convulsive streets, so narrow,
steep and crooked that a man could
tall down stairs on them and get
Killed if he wasn't sure to get stuck
at the first corner. The new town
IS modern and full of broad streets
and fine buildings. Trieste has ship
and Eavy yards employing 5000
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26

!, tor of a nickel theatre in CHICAGO The
idea had come to him with the first mo-
ton picture he ever saw projected on a
screen.
Laemmle's first theatre was known as
the White Front Theater. It filed but
an lnconspicuous place in the amusement
activities OF Chicago, but the day dreams
! THAT the young German proprietor
Fdreamed there were to be the motive
power behind an amusement enterprise
destined to overshadow everything else
or us klnd IN it's world wide magnitude.
Buzzlng. necessarily at the back of
Laemmie,s head was the idea of expan-
sion The White Front Theatre was but
"a few months old when he inaugurated
the Laemmie Film Renting Service and
soon mad branches of it established in
ten other cities reaching from Chicago
TO the Pacific coast and extending well
up INTO Canada. However, it was a haz-
afdous business and not to be helped, it
would seem, by the organization of the
motion picture trust
In any event, Laemmle had an indie
penderce of nature that made the at
tempted regulation of him, as both an
exhibitor and an exchangeman, bv the
trust CALLING. Soon he was in open
rebellion, and, as his defy, flung the Imp
manufacturing Company full in the
trusts face.
Soon such other powerful figures as
David Horsley, w: II. Swanson. P. A.
Powers and Robert .Cochrane were pro-
ducing pictures, and, like Laemmle, in
d efiance of the crust All had learned
lesson from their common enemy, and so.
with Laemmle as a prime mover in the |
affair, put it into practice. The trust
found it's chief efficacy in organization;
consequently the INDEPENDENTS whom
Laemmle was to head, would fight organ
lzatlon with organization. A grand |
at first including Imp, BIZ
son, Rex, Nestor, Powers, Gem, Ami
mated Weekly, Crystal, Frontier and
American Eclair was effected, and thus
came into being the power Universal
Film company with an output to soon
ar exceed that of any other organiza-
Ion in the business. It's western studios
alone were eventually to comprise an
entire city covering some $50 acres of {
rr)!ud.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26

money together togo to Trieste and
get aboard an American steamer has
been the chief ambition of the Aus
trian laborer. Business has been
very poor for the last year, however.
Trieste was once Roman city
and remains of the old town are
still plentiful 1t had many excit-
ing days before the Christian era
opened for business. But it is one
of the European cities whose past
has not proven nearly as exciting as
its immediate future seems likely to
be.