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Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-02-20

limit. We are bunking in an old
Frenchman's house. There are six
teen of US all together, and a few of
the boys are from Tennessee. We
sleep good and feed well and it is
the best place that l have been
in, where these two things can be
done right. There is many a good
time had in our billet when the boys
start looking for their pets, 1.-THE
Coolies" They have these trained,
and once they make up their mind
to bunk with you, Sherlock Holmes
couldn't locate them. I've had mine
and they are mighty hard to locate,
but no trouble to feel them crawling
all over you. There is no use trying
to turn them over. They have legs
on all sides and ends and they are
as common on soldiers as the tanks
were on the battle fields. They are a
worse enemy to the soldiers than the
Germans they don't know enough to
quit fighting. | wont believe the war
is over and the world a safe place
to live in until some one finds a rem
edy for killing them. We have all
sorts of amusing tales about these
bugs and they are a troublesome pest
to get rid of, once you are lucky
enough to get them.
4 haven't heard any thing about the
rest of the boys from around our To-
cality since leaving them. / suppose
they have all been transferred to
different companies by this time They
all seemed to be in good spirits and
health and enjoying life the best they
can. Henry Clay Smith, Doak Rus
sell and Conner Helmas were with me
until we had to be sent to different
companies / don't know lust where
they are now, but they were in good
health the last time l saw them.
/ haven't been getting much mail
from my friends back home in Ten
nessee, and hope that they can get
little news of me through your news
paper, and know that | am still liv-
ing and hoping to be with them soon.
Hoping to see this in one of your
early issues, am steady reader of
your papar,
EDGAR KEMP, Defeated, Tenn.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-02-20

E. C. Smith and w. E. Thomas of
New Middleton were in Carthage
Monday to qualify as administrators
for the estate af the late J. S. Thomas
These men were named executors in
Mr.. Thomas will, which has been pro-
bated.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell Jenkins were
pleasant visitors in Carthage first of
the week.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-02-20
A. E. F., January 5, 1919

"A. II. r :, January D, 1913.
Hello, sister. How are you all this
lonesome Sabbath morning? Fine, /
hope. This leaves me all 0. k. | got
your letter last night and sure was
glad to hear from you all and that
you were all right. / got a letter
last night for all except Bessie. Why
don't she write line or so some time.
Altha, you wanted to know what was
doing since the war was over l am
wading arunod in the mud and think
ing of the good times l am missing
at home. Yes, / sure would have
liked to have been at home Christ
mas. / know you all had a happy
time, but it sure was dull over here.
Don't know when we will come back
Am getting tired of this place. Did
Charlie come home Christmas? /
will not write very much this time.
VIII close. Answer soon. From your
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-02-20

w. B. Trawick has returned to his
home at Wadesville after spending a
few days in Carthage visiting his
nephew, John Wade, and friends. Mrs.
John Wade, who has been seriously
id for the past few weeks, is i'm
proving.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-02-20

j. P. Baker & son a Delco Electric
Light plant.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-02-20

1t will be understood that soldier
letters will be published as we get
to them. We have a number now on
hand to be published later.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-02-20
SOME FARM AND POULTRY
JOURNALS YOU SHOULD READ

II you care 20 suDScrlbe 1or any OF
the above magazines, let me know.
On request, will send you one of my
catalogs containing any other maya
zine or periodical you want. Sub
scription price for Nashville Banner
and Tennessean, except in Carthage,
is $500, including the Sunday paper.
No subscriptions accepted without the
Sunday edition. Tri-weekly Atlanta
Constitution, $1.OO a year. All orders
given prompt and appreciative atten-
ton. Respectfully,
L. M. MYERS MAGAZINE SUB
SCRIPTION AGENCY, Carthage,
1t will be understood that soldier
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07
Situation Serious

Monroe City coal dealers have no
coal on hand and can offer little en-
couragement for the future. Less
one. fourth of familys have their
W inter supply stored and but very
few have enough TO last q week
some none at all. The light plant
has only enough to last about a
week and unless more is procured
from some source, will be compelled
to close down AS nearly every
place of business where machinery
is used have electric motors in
stalled, it can be seen at a glance
what would happen to Monroe City
in dustries if the power plant fails to
get coal and get it quick. Among
the businesses that would have to
suspend we might mention the Ma.
chine shops. garages, Henderson
Produce Co., newspapers, bakery
/ etc The big electric pumps at the
lake could not run and that would
IN can no city wafer within two
days and no protection in case Of
fire. 1t is serious situation and
can only be averted by the timely
arrival of a supply of soft coal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

as the real drive did not begin until
Sunday. Sunday afternoon a mass
meeting was held at the Gem
Theatre where the crowd was ad-
dressed by Rev. W. A. Mckee and
the two reel Red Cross NOV
ing picture For Humanity's Sake"
was given A house to house
anvas was made Monday,
and many willing workers we're
busy all day Tuesday. Up to
Tuesday night 400 had been enroll
ed, which is thought to be a very
good report, though the enrolment
is not progressing as rapidly as had
been hoped Rev. W. A. Mckee
pastor of the Methodist Church is
Chairman of Committee on four
minute speakers which are to appear
at the moving picture theatre each
light during the week Mrs A. A
Nelson who is director of the Mon.
roe City campaign has an efficient
corps of helpers and is leaving no.
thing undone to reach the goal Of
Monroe City which was set at 1900
The great work of the Red Cross
did not cease with the close of ac
tive warfare. but the wonderful
& ood which it accomplished during
t he awfnl conditions of war, has
served to teach the American peo
pie what it will mean to the com
ing generations to make it possible
for this great organization to con
tinue it ministrations to suffering
humanity wherever found.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07
Star Theatre

Patrons of the Star Theatre will
be more than pleased with the pro-
gram for Wednesday aud Thursua, ,
November IL and IS. On these
da tes, Hearts of the World" D. W.
Griffith's supreme triumph. will be
screened. This picture is at the
top in screen productions nothing
better of the class in the world. 1t
will be the first time shown for an
admission less than a dollar, but the
IN anagement of the Star is putting
the price at 25c and SOC so that all
may see this wonderful production
Bailey Turner spent the day Fri
day in Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07
Armistice Day

The day a year ago Oh November
IL when the bells rang out their
joyous chorus seems a long way
back now. At that time it seemed
as if all the worlds problems were
going to be settled right off. Man
had gone through purifying pro-
cess, and his evil ways had been
cleansed in the furnace of affliction.
AS time has gone on. these
buoyant hopes have been abated.
Man appears about the same old
animal that he always was, with
much more tendency to root and to
put his feet in the trough than to
fly.
However, it is very foolish to
yield to depressing thoughts Armis-
tice Day shonld forever be one
glorification. Then American spirit
was at its high water mark. The
American people. in the face of the
worlds doubts and the contempt of
enemies, had just given a Demon
stration of what they could DO.
American spirit broke a line of
defences that all the allied armies
had considered impreenable, and
which no one else had though of at
tempting. 10 so doing they broke
the back of the war. The spirit
shown by the American soldiers
was something marvellous. There
was nothing like it in the war. There
was determination and fervor, a
daring of all obstacles, that aston
ished the world and broke the Ger
man spirit.
AS American spirit could do that
in war. it can do the same thing in
peace The display of the same
sacrifice, the same discipline, the
same resolutiou. can resolve our lit
tie industrial and social problems
=. like the smoke before The morning
sun. All that is needed is leader
ship and determination, the spirit
of service and of loyalty to the
historic American ideals.
Mrs. J. L. Evans an4 c. L Elzea
and other heirs of Henry B EiZea,
deceased. brought suit against Mrs.
Frances Dunn also an heir. charg-
ing her with exercising undue infiu-
ence over the deceased VINO decided
her all his property amounting to
about $4,000, Mrs. Dunn having
) been his housekeeper The case
was tried at Hannibal last Thurs
day when Judge Walters ruling
gave Mrs. Dunn the home place at
Hannibal as compensation for her
services. Her attorneys appealed
to a higher court.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs j. F. Smith who has been
" isiting friends here the last week
went to Turney, Nc, Friday morn
ing to visit Rev. and Mrs. j. M.
HOrnback before returning to her
home at Rogers, Ark. Miss Laura
HOrnback accompanied her and will
m AXE a two or three weeks visit
with her brother and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07


Miss Irene Fisher returned to her
home at Hannibal on Thursday of
last week after a short visit with
her sister Mrs. C. A. Noland. While
waiting at the Monroe City depot
Miss Fisher made the acquaintance
of four very small black cats which
have been adopted by the depot
force, and which sometimes suffer
what seems to them severe pangs
of hunger on account of a lapse Of
memory on the part of said force
Miss Fishers sympathy were arOus'
ed. and taking up penny collection
raised so cents as a milk fund fol-
the tiny cats, and as an induce
ment for them to grow up to be
good cats they were named Mat
>thew, Mark. Luke and John Burling'
ton. The Democrat representative
was appointed trustee of the funds
and the tiny cats will fare sumptous
ly as long as the funds last.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

The Monroe City High School
faculty Messers F, E. Bridwell and
Wallace Berry. Mrs, Nell Dawson,
Misses Ella Gentry and Daphne
Crawford went 10 St Louis Wednes-
day afternoon 10 attend the Teachers
Association in session yesterday
and today.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07
RED CROSS DRIVE ON

With the inception OF the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, Sunday, NOvem.
Der 2, the opening day was observ-
ed as Red Cross Sunday" in thou
sands of churches throughout Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and
Oklahoma, and a vast force of men
and women workers began the task
of earnerine Red Cross memberships
for the coming year.
Clergymen. in pulpits of all de-
nominations, referred to the human
it arian attributes of the Red Cross
in sermons prepared especially for
he occasion and Red Cross tributes
in some instances, augmented the
u sual morning and evening devo-
tional services.
Preliminary reports reaching
campaign managers in each state
indicate an increasing volume of
interest in the drive that augurs
well for its successful conclusion.
The quota for the Southwestern
Division is set at 100000 mem
bers, while the nationwide CAM
p aign has for its objective the at
taipment of 20O0OOO0 members.
Officials in charge of the drive ex-
pect the Southwestern Division to
exceed its quota by 100000. and
state quotos have been assigned on
this basis. The quotas follow:
Missouri, 100000; Kansas. 100000;
Texas, 800,O0O; Arkansas. 100000;
Oklahoma, 100000.
The opening of the drive found
the Red Cross organization. which
slowly has been mobilizine for
months, ready for iae JOB in hand.
I'm manner that recalls viyidly the
war time enthusiasm of a year ago
u Informed women workers magical
ly have appeared in each city. town
and county, to solicit memberships
A house-to.house canvass is being
carried on.
/ H. D. Craig, of Paris, Director of
Monroe County Chapter reports that
all supplies we're in the hands OF
the solicitors last Monday and that
the work is now in full progress
Mr.. Craig said: "On account of an
impression that the Red Cross is
not necessary since the war has
closed, all solicitors will lay special
stress upon the peace time work OF
the Red Cross, namely Home Serv-
ice work, including Hygiene. Nurs.
ing, etc. Disastrous Relief and
measures which are to be of Nation
wide health importance, and we are
confident that when the peace time
value and work of the Red Cross is
J explained we will have no difficulty
in exceeding our quota"
In connection with MT. Craie's re-
r port, Edward H. Hidden, State Di
rector, called attention to the fac
that in the Red Cross Clothing Cam
paign. March 1919. the Monroe
County Chapter. with quota o.
l $500 lbs. actually shipped 5072 lbs
almost double its quota. Mr.. Hid
den says he believes that this il
indicative of the Red Cross spirit il
r Monroe County.
0 The Monroe City Campaign fol
q membership opened Saturday after
D noon and before closing had 21!
members enrolled; mostly volunteer
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Sister Mary John and Sister
Mary Paul came in Wednesday to
visit at the home of W. A. Finniean
of Indian Creek. Sister Mary John
being Mrs. Finnigan's sister.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Miss May Bell who teachers at
Prairie View school and Miss
Cathleen Wood teacher at PeeIee
is attending the teachers meeting
at St Louis yesterday and today.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Moore. of
BeardstOwn. ILL.,, visited in this city
Wednesday the guests of Mrs,
Moore's sister, Mrs Nose Leake.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs. S. A. Armytrout, of near
Hunnewell went to Quincy Wednes-
day to spend a week visiting her
daughter Mrs E H. Wood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07
To Subscribers.

The print paper situation is rapid
ly nearing the point where it will be
no longer a question of the cost of
white paper but a question of buy
ing it at any price. The price has
reached unheard of heights, owing
to underproduction and the serious
shortage in the supply. On this &C.
count the great city dailies, with
millions at their backs, have gone
into the markets Offering extrava.
giant premiums and they are buying
the available supply without regard
to cost. This means that many of
the smaller publications will be COM
PEELED to suspend publication, how.
ever prosperous they may be, be.
cause of their inability to get the
paper to carry on their business.
1t means that present stocks must
be conserved at all hazards. 1t
means that closer watch must be
kept on subscription accounts and
that papers must be discontinued
promptly when not paid for This
involves no question of the good
credit or of the good faith of the
subscribers but the publisher has
no other positive way of knowing
when paper is being wasted than
by the cash receipts. At the pre-
sent cost of paper, when the increas
ed postage charged by the Govern
ment is added, the usual receipts
from subscriptions will not equal
the cost of white paper entering in.
TO same.
The Democrat is the only paper
in the county that has not advanc-
ed the subscription price. notwith.
standing the big advance in paper
Id order TO lnaii.ain the pssta.ss
rate we ask that each of our readers
look at the date printed with their
name on the margin Of your paper
and if in arrears let US have your
renewal at once. The printed figures
show the date to which you are
paid. Do this now, and by so doing
help us to help you.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kirby who
have been visiting relatives and
friends here returned Wednesday
to their home at Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Misses Pink and Pearl Roland re.
turned Wednesday from a six weeks
visit with relatives at Hutchinson,
Kan,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs. B. G. Moss went to Palmyre
W ednesday to visit relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs. Ed Feeney, of Ely was shop
ping in Monroe Wednesday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Millinery at greatly reduced
prices beginning Saturday, Nov. 9th
at Mae McAllister's, North Main St.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Miss Ruby Jeter. of Shelbina re-
turned home Wednesday after a
two weeks visit with her brother E.
S. Jeter and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs. Edmund Jaeger and daugh-
ter. Gwendolyn went to Quincy
Wednesday for a visit with the
homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs. Ellen Brown, of Winchester,
KY. returned to her home Wednes-
day after a two weeks visit with
relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs. G. C. Burlington, of Billings
Mont. arrived Wednesday for q
visit with her parents Jamison Ut.
terback and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs. Susie Tuley came in from
Carrollton Wednesday and is visit
ing at the home of E. M. Tuley.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Miss Velma James, of Lakenan
who is attending Monroe High
School is spending the week end
vacation at home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Miss Florence Ball is visiting her
grandfather A. j. Bleieh at Philadel
phia.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Smith and
Miss Allie Yeager are visiting at
the home of j. T. Yeager and wife.
The ladies are sisters.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

DR.. Thos. Proctor, of Sturgeon
Bay, Wis, who has been visiting
b homefolks this week left Wednes-
day for Texas.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

F. E. Thomas and wife visited
this week with their daughter Mrs.
Robt. Adams and family of Shelbina.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

S. R. Emery and wife went to
Ely Wednesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs. Glenn Brier and little Miss
Mary Juanita Henbsch, of lowe are
guest at the home of j. D. Robey
n1 N.nift z--s. - :, 1--,y =. ss. 81
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs. Chas. McPike, of Palmyrs
visited relatives in this city thi:
week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Miss Ada Rennolds is spending
the week end with home folks at
Lakenan.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07

Mrs. Will Porter, of Palmyra was
t he guest of her uncle Dave Proctor
q nd wife the first of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-07


Ely Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed Feeney, of Ely was shop
ping in Monroe Wednesday
Mrs. B. G. Moss went to Palmyra
W ednesday to visit relatives.
Miss Florence Ball is visiting her
grandfather A. j. Bleieh at Philadel
phia.
Mrs. Chas. McPike, of Palmyra
visited relatives in this city this
week.
Miss Ada Rennolds is spending
the week end with home folks at
Lakenan
Mrs. Will Porter, of Palmyra was
t he guest of her uncle Dave Proctor
a nd wife the first of the week.
Mrs. Susie Tuley came in from
Carrollton Wednesday and is visit
ing at the home of E. M. Tuley.
F. f. Thomas and wife visited
this week with their daughter Mrs.
Robt. Adams and family of Shelbina.
Millinery at greatly reduced
prices beginning Saturday, Nov. 9th
at Mae McAllister's, North Main St.
Misses Pink and Pearl Roland re.
turned Wednesday from six weeks
visit with relatives at Hutchinson,
Kan,
Mrs. Ellen Brown, of Winchester.
KY, returned to her home Wednes-
day after two weeks visit with
relatives
Mrs. Glenn Brier and little Miss
Mary Juanita HeDbsch, of lowe are
guest at the home of j. d. Robey
sad .sift4- T .1..N 10 z.s4-.-
Mrs. Edmund Jaeger and daugh-
ter, GwendOlyn went to Quincy
Wednesday for a visit with the
homefolks.
DR.. Thos. Proctor. of Sturgeon
Bay, Wis, who has been visiting
homefolks this week left Wednes-
day for Texas.
Mrs. G. c. Burlington, of Billings.
Mont. arrived Wednesday for a
visit with her parents Jamison Ut
terback and wife.
Miss Velma James, of Lakenan
who is attending Monroe High
School is spending the week end
vacation at home.
| Miss Ruby Jeter. of Shelbina re-
turned home Wednesday after a
two weeks visit with her brother E.
Is. Jeter and family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kirby who
have been visiting relatives and
friends here returned Wednesday
to their home at Quincy.
| Mrs. S. A. ArmytrOut, of near
Hunnewell went to Quincy Wednes-
day to spend a week visiting heI
daughter Mrs E H. Wood.
| Mr., and Mrs. H. E. Moore, OF
Beardstown. ILL.,, visited in this city
Wednesday the guests of Mrs
Moore's sister, Mrs. Nose Leake.
Sister Mary John and Sister
/ Mary Paul came in Wednesday tC
vi sit at the home of W. A. Finnigar
of Indian Creek. Sister Mary JohI
being Mrs. Finnigan's sister.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-29
THE BEAUTY OF THE SEASON.

Most people TO have forgotten that the
beautiful lure of the at hand and that the
all think about much when the ground covered
with and the pipes freezing up with
The trouble with mankind is that it accept
the unpleasant with the pleasant: phlosophically
all want TO have cake and it. We expect
sunshine and flowers all the time and forget that
cannot have them without cold winds and showers.
We have about US. in the rain. beautiful grow
Ing things things that take for granted and in which
feel any present personal interest when as
matter OF fact God made them personal enjoy
ment People who do watch growth and un-
folding of the leaves the buds spring-time DELHI
eratey rob themselves OF OF the joys life
We prone watch the greening Of animate
whole noticing that every separate bud yet
its color. tone and individuality.
The different unfold differently: bush and
those watch this growth day BY day regardless
the weather experience real JOY Of living The brown
bud unfolding into the tiny bit open
ing out into the colorful leaflet a
fully developed leaf melting green foliage
must be watched TO be appreciated If have of
these things about dwelli1gpace are to be
commserated but then the parks and the
close hand and beckon spring beauty.
We cannot have them without vernal rains anu some
times chilly showers latter their use in
preventing of the ambitious growing things from
maturing too rapidly
Let US look around and enjoy ourselves: US for
about OF the unpleasant things life and
member that will all too be here with
treading heels.