Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-07-08
Rural Dale

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BE WORTH nearing.
y. .. scott VINO has been quite
poorly from "R4s&aEi2@s tor a@y-
era weeks. seems 10 ge getting a=E-
ter 81 present
Mr. ana hrs. Anahony Coleman
ana lnfee eAt5aF~a ot nea# t2ll ta.,
-. are %lsl--a2 Afa. tp-Nla7h par
ehts, &T, ana Mrs. John >aatlI-
Df. 1AafEi@4a ara wire 9. a2teag
WHO ,e1ofe Esr marriage vas Grace
i-t"eAt ana vas me scaao. te*@a-
en- spent t1e week @hd EiailLlz rel
attEea ana friends. we are gi&& 20
meet Mrs oaeIleid ana saaa 70
nave ger ana Mrs. L@nna BIRD cell
to see Us. Taa ElweLls W1@ We Z
FORMER residents OF Rural DaLe
were h3Shty esteemed people
Leland Hunter or Columbus IS
spending ms vacation with ais
mother Mrs. Mary Hunter.
MRS. ". A. Bltcher and daughter
Wreatha, Mrs. Nora Moore and
Mrs. Lenna Moore and two little
girls were recent callers at our
home; also the Meigs correspondent
for the Democrat, Mr.. Ray spent an
evening last week at our nome
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ellis and chill
dren ana Mrs. William Miller motor
ed TO near AdamsVllle last SUNDAY
to attend the Miller reunion winch
was neld IN grove near tnaL place.
MT. ana Mrs. r. M. frame ana
two cnlidren herman ana Doris May
FlSAtSu the ioiISl blothel IAally
Frame and family Of GAINESVILLE re-
Gently.
w. A. Bitcher has been shipping
car load of fat cattle to Cleveland
nearly every week, for some time.
Mrs. Nora Moore will go to Nc
Connelsyille this week to stay for
several months with Mrs. Lindsay.
Mrs. Bessie White of West Nir-
ginia who has been here on account
of her father o. B. Scott's illness,
will return to her home this week.
The Shepherd family Of RiX Mills
spent several days visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Jackson and
daughter Wreatha.
Mrs. Rosa Young is still impreV-
ing. Mrs. Thompson of Kansas
City, Mo-, will visit during the
summer with her, or until she gets
able to walk around.
Mrs. John Shilling is not feeling
very well this summer.
J. F. Allen has been suffering with
lumbago for the past several weeks.
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Louisiana Pufchase by Jenefson
one DAY Ihomas JeHerson sat III
the Whlte House ponoerlng on re-
port before him announcing that
secret treaty Louisiana
had been acquired by Napoleon.
His presclent mind contemplated
all the possibilities at glance. For
years he had considered the ac-
QUESTION OF New orleans and the
control of the MISSISSIPPI river es-
sentlal to the prosperity and the
safety of the nation. This secret
treaty presented barrier tnat
might be lnsurmountable. worse:
t constituted an Imperial threat,
.or what nation could nave a sense
II security with the AMBITIOUS Ma
ooleon as nelghoor!
Taiiyrand was Napoleon.s MINIS
er' ana laliyrano was colo'
meanwhile the nshtlng spirit Oh
'ur western settleFs was arousea
'no parry polltlcs lanneu the
nre' threatening
iane'
III lne crlsls' 'enerson appoih'eu
'ahes monroe as special envoy "
leso'la'e Win our MINISTER III Iai
5, secured an APPROPRIATION Vi t"o
uolials " pe useu III INC
Feh' IL couiu oe u9eo iol the pun
haSe ol New orieahs' anu tne proN
noes OIL florlua' ana lnstiucIeu
aohroe that on MS MISSION depend
d the iuture destlnles Oh tne re-
'upllc.
MOI all american statesmen Sd"
uid!
Flhen Napoleon MS eye on EURO
ean wars heeded money. Inc hour
vas ripe Inc "nole OF LOUISIANA
'dS ohered LOT Ten Clnes tne amount