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MONROE CITY DEMOCRAT. Democrat Printing Co., Publishers Devoted to the Interests of Marfan, Monroe and Ralls Counties. Subscrrtion, fl.00 Per Year. VOL. VI MONROE CITY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1899 NO. 2 All Kind?. rjM is Allie Nevtns made a bus iness trip to Quincy, Monday . Rev . Pf Thomas Cusick of Al ton III. came in last evening to visit the hotnefolks. The Baptist cleaned up 54000 Rood brivk a i! (I will have sever ill thousand good bats. Miss Maud Wine is v .siting tier sister. Mrs. Thorutou Mar shall, at Qui nc v. J. L. Lyon and wife were the ruestS of their daughter. Mrs. Theo. Gartner, at liroktield, Sunday. Miss Beuuie Ste ens lias been quite ill with the measles. Miss Myra Lewis is teaching in her place. .1. S. Scott made a business trip to Paitnyra. Monday- He had his ticket made out to Pal myra, Marion County, so as to be sure and get there. Missrs. Keid& Walker of this city are getting out the best rabbit and stock fence made. You ouglu to see it and use it. The little child ot V. S. Curry lied at its home in Brooktield Monday morning. "SulTer the little ones to come unto me." Serious. Serious, one of the best bred horses iu the State, will be fouVd at yhe A. C. Handley stables. The horse is too well known to need de.scribiug. Miss Katie Holdswortli, one of the sweet girls of Paris, has been the guest of her aunts. Misses Sue and Jessie Holds- worth. The Reid & Walker fence is adaptable in form and height and can be made of any kind of smooth wire or mixed with barbed wire. Alex Wood, of south of the city, pleased the pencil pusher Saturday by adding another Vheel to the Democrat's i small stack. Mr. Wood will sell his farm and move to the citv. City Council. WAR NEWS. The City Couucil met in re- Manila, April 8. i:40 a. m. guitar session Friday ev e April At midnight last night Gens. 7, IH'JSI, with Mayor North in tWton ad King launched an the chair aud Alderman J. W. I expedition of three gunboats A I ', ii : 1 ii i r, . T M Si.-.. i Parlor Dance. Tuesday evening Mesdames D. D. Meason, J. H. Grady aud W. W. Handley present. The minutes of the former mee were read and opproved. bills allowid. Modmm city KHeotrlo LtghtA Pa w Co $ S It. .Miller supplies Suui'l NoHb mil-vices J. C. 1'iwnol W. II. WUmm Chief of Eire Dpt r - OJeo. W. Tumpklngi ity Cleric Clerk.-) leal on l-iconse J. W. tMepheni Marshal fee J. .. HltfkniaDi Spec Hollow J. W. Bell Aldertnu A. Uuulwtu'o " ... .. . . ... .1. H. Graify " W. YV. Jliuidloy M D. D. Melsou " J. S. Scott ' Judges and Clerks of eieottvtl Mrs. Fielder rent Qeo, lici-uard &. Co. Poll Uooks.... J. s. Jar man Street Commit loser and work D. D. Melton Hauling.... Ilaney & Saunders Ink K. M. Walker sundries H. K. Linn repairs on mills paid K. C. Loiiy for engine whUtle and couplings . COLLECTORS UBPOKT. Collections for nionlli ending April mm. iteveoue Licensed Hack Toaes lug latter, in honor of their sister. with i:00 picked men In canoes ) Miss u. strong, of hra. Pa. In Vow of the gunboats. The! There were other amusements object of the expedition is toaswll as dancing. Delicious cross the lake, capture Santa j refreshments were served dur Crime aud sweep the country : t,r the evening. It was a mer soutii. jry. light-hearted party campus- Manila, April 11. -Gen. Law-ie(l)f Missos An Boulwnre, ton has captured Santa Crute j rarol-vn Roers Carolyn Mr at the extreme end ol the lake. ClintlC. Margaret Knight, Edith He drove the rebels who were j Echols, Minnie Walh r. Mary l-yil , .. ... ! Carson. Sue MeKlrov. Sue An derson A JOY. The Reception g'nen by Mad- D. D. Mclson and K B. Lear ma ,u'r-"" anu fett.t in entertained at the home of the ; r,onr'r of Mrs- (,rissf of Mev ico. Mo., was indeed a real al fair. Ladies; only were expect ed in tin- afternoon from ;i to ." .s;.oi 18. commanded by a chinaman ! named Pao-Wah, into the moun tains. The Americans had six men wounded. The rebels lost 3,6tf 88 killed and had 10 wounded. Lawton will follow up with his Indian tactics. 15.0U y.ov y.oo i).W o.uo U.0Q ! 00 .."0 1.00 4.00 8. IS 4..ri0 40 ll'.OO Lima Wunch and Messrs W. V. Carson. T. M. Boulware, Dr. W. T. Rutledge. L. C. Saun ders. L. Hatch, Ira Mel son, A. Jaeger. Jr., Herbert flume and R. O. Cranston. official Returns. "Two to one on the The rooms were artistically decorated in green and while tissue and lit by candles. The guessing of Mother Goose rhymes afforded much merri ment and the successful prizo, a violet bcfpiet was won by Mrs. Frank Proctor. The consola tion prize, a clothespin doll was carried off with pride by Miss Mackey McClintic after which dainty refreshments were served. Those favored were Madams Jeager. Carson. Wood. ! Eehol. Proctor, F. Proctor. I Reid, Wood. Rogers, Davenport. Stewart. Green, Banrer, Nich ols, Clark. McNutt, Melsou. black. Tlie little Day was thirty-seven j (J. Jeaver, W. Moss. Moss, length behind when the black Hatch, Misses Jennie Seymour Hashed under the wire. Prof, (and Mackey McClintic. At 8 K. S. Nichols received 1408 o'clock cards Wan the game and a. i ra r ( i i . . - votes anu i-roi. v. r,. oneiii was a's us-.ki 'nimTd lv t it" taT.68 34.60 H.80 L V. Stephens. The Republican press and the Aguit.aldoites continue to roast "Honnv Lonnie" land in doing so ignore two very vital things. First: A Governor is merely a figure head and tliat it is not his pre rogattve to enact any law, in fact it is not in his power to dc ki rse.-inw - li l-itne iiiisi ncss. of the Legislature to devise. ' fri,m By the way. the only unpleasant feature of the even to enact laws for the benefit of : Publican school d strict in tnft was ofir amble hostess. Mr, the oeonle and not the business a.ieu An.ierson was unaDle to appear c ,, a. , n, rri ' to make. anv returns, of Mr. Stephens. Mr. Tanner, i - M l Hubies. Ceo. A. Hawkins is the proud papa of ten children, j ninth girl lias arrived. ii.it i. iicuois majority oi. Nichols carried ')'. districts. vSnell 40. There was a tie in 4 of the districts and no returns Mr. Roosevelt or Mr. else. Therefore, it is islators of Missouri Stephens who will strictly responsible was M. W. A's. The M. W. A s aud R. A. M. s will give a literary entertain ment Tuesday evening the 18th inst. All members are requested to be present, for a royal time is promised. Miss Lena Melsou, daughter of E P. Melsou and wife, of St. Louis, who has been visiting her grand parents. Hon. W. S. McClintic aud wife, returned-to her home, Monday. t W. B. Arnold and Harry Mc Clintic are swinging around the circle this week. They left for Kansas City Monday night and ,ot uiocc from there they went to Lex 4 per cent commission The old old Board of Alder men then adjourned and im mediately recognized Boulware, Scott and Bell sworn in, aud business proceeds as usual. Ceo. W. Tompkins elected City Clerk, J. S. man Street Commissioner H. Wilson abpoiuied Chief of Fire Department and H. E. Linn was appointed Treasurer. COMMITTEES. J. H. Grady, 1 n rl; i lorn. Drs. Geo. L. Turner, S. M. Jttrown, Mavor Nortn, ex1 j officers Board of Health. S m n twit ( nnlna i-.i Si. f i n1 A. 1 11 LI II V LIUll 1 ..(. l , UV.WIL ItllVA HaiuLey. Streets aud Alleys. Scott. I Boulware and Handley. Nuisances, Grady. Boulware and Bell. Claims, Melsou, Grady and Handley. anybody the Leg and not be held for their lao.98 j omissions and commissions. It ! is the du' v of the House not the Governor, to see that the finances, reputation aud wel fare of the State does not sut ler. Scape Goats don't go. J. Griggsby, of Paris, was a business visitor in the city yes terday. He, W. R. P. Jackson and W. W. Lougmire appraised the realty of the John Hartman estate preparatory to setting Jolly party consisting of Mad ams and Mr. Lear, Boulware Lyon, McClintic. Mr. PKtit and Miss Anna Boulware. The on I on account of illness. delightfully ?ntertain.;. Last Saturday evening The hospitable home of Mr. Mrs. Hutrh M. Clv.rk was scene of one of the most delight - C. W. Sectle now knows how , ful functions of the season. At the and tlx-- x father. A pretty has arrived at his it is to be little girl home. Al Picket is a puppy but not twins this time, little girl. again. It is a Died, April 5tb, l-'.''.'. at the residence of his son in law, Thomas Wilson, near Monroe City, Mo.. brother Vinson Brown, in his 7tUh year. De- anart the widow s dower and Cased was born In Ohio county, . . IWut Vtnnnlg I-.., Il'.tl. ! t v i i . . i I I i , t , .1,11. . . . having a partition sale tor ben efit of heirs. seven o'clock the members of the Social Club, with bt t four exceptions, began to arrive aud about au hour later tin , assembled in the dining room I where the long tables were laid With covers for some thirty iguests. All who have ever ' been entertained by the hostess ; of this evening can appreciate how delicious were the viand and how Charmingly served. The time passed all leo quickly The Hop. The Union Dancing Club gave a very enjoyable hop at the Opera House Friday evening. About twelve couples were present. The music by Henry Kendrickand Mrs. II. R. Hardy He came to Mo. with iu lhGr, united for this portion of the evenint was all it should be and the supper served at the Christian cousistant and faithful, as a Cafe a nice one. John Kidwell, man and neighbor he was lion Rov Hogan and William Kd ored and loved by all that knew Ordinances, Bell, Grady and wards, of Hauuibal, were pres- him. We sympathize with the Melson. !ent. dear children in their sorrow. was rendered sneelallv eniov the Presbyterian church -ui u... ku I.,-.. iiwic u inr ii i i "ii. .i'ini3 I at West Ely and was a rulinR paped the toast m.ister (l! Elder in that church for several : the Mr F. M. pettit. years. In 1888 came to Monroe The ,jrgt toasl l(rej)area ..0ui City and was eustalled Elder, Host and HogtegB-' was re. here. He continued to rule un-!slH)nded U) by Mrs Henrv til ill health forced him to re 0 Kakie wbo roe and in hei linquish his activity as au el- gua, unOMgciOU- aiVd pleasing tier. As a christian ue was Lights, Boulware. Gradv, Bell and A few days since a 80 pound 1 tumor was removed Iroin Miss, The Street Committee con- ; Lizzie Feaster. of near Little of Al- following i ington. Mo. Mrs. Win. demned and the Board dermen ordered1 the side walks repaired. 140 south side of Court St., 13, West side of Davis St., lot 12. block 11). s. m Brown, W. H. Wink. A. H. Willis, Members of Session of roe City church. Moiv j North side of Cleveland St. M. Medcalf paid ! lots 18 and 14 Peirsol addition. this office a short but pleasant visit Tuesday morning. While On motion of Alderman Grady the Street Commissioner was here she made ye editor's heart l authorized to glad and pocket heavy. Xeal Ragsdale, of Shelbina was In the city with relatives and old friends Monday. Chas. Wood aud wife return ed from their visit to various point- "inois Monday f f noor lumber for street crossings Union, at Maylield Sanitarium, St. Louis. The ladies of the Hunnewell We were sorry to learn Tues Christiau church will give a j day evening that Fr. E. T. Gal musical at the Opera House in latter, of Indian Creel;, is to that village this evening. The give up the charge of that par program is a good one and the ish in the near future and is to proceeds are for the benefit of go to Old Mines. Washington the church. j county, this state. He will be purchase oakC?A. C. Alexander of Spalding. - i We have one of the latest, best improved, strongest and cheapest patent wire fences now made and will prove the same to those who will give us a has been visiting Mrs. J. J. Norton. Onie Rhoades. of made a business trip city Monday. his sister, manner gave it very clearly hi rhyme. The not toast wa Our Clubs" to which Mrs. Thos. Proctor ga o a dignified aud appropriate response ami in her charming way did tli subject full justice. The Una I toast, "Our 'Brother's -iu-La w was responded to by Mrs. Joli:; : H. McClintic. whose very at ! tractive and witty rendering oi I her most original toast caused much laughter and applause Mr. Pettit was then requested in behalf of the gentlemen t , respond to the prepared toast. 'Our Sister'a-in L.iw' to which he complied and In retaliation gave the ladies a clever am' laughable thrutt iu return. The rest of the evening was ' , ... . . . . a i . i Farmers wanting anything in m:uu V r- -Nir" il. t i: :u .i . Pettit s musical -.elections and I t t HO il V I I vo also those ot Mrs. Clark ami I Mrs. Jaeger. Mrs. Clark's chi! line V.irr.Mi. the tence to this see Beid & Walker before ! chasing elsewhere. pur J.' M. Proctor, Jr., came in D. M. Pfoct" id re u were most 1 1 !( "PCM' ' refreshing In wa