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THE DEMOCRAT Biggest Ever. w. J. ROUSRi Editor. U. f, HIXSOX, City Editor. m 0,U, ' - aT reums $1,00 PCI Yb Ak Baton ' " poiMofftetMllonto Oltjr, Ho, a 10VtjdolMI matter. IELEPHNOG NO. I Jggfrn ' ' IM TBUlit DAY, NOV. 19. 1908 WANTFf. Qulck- 20 loads of wahii,is wood frnm ,ub. icrii r li vii a mpbt Monroe City on ! ick subnet Iptlon. The Democrat Mhj or R i il. of Kansas City, will Rpi ih ai P.i ri-, Saturday afternoon. Mr. Reed is one of tbe mosl pIi quent Americans, is a tiu1 liiin, D mocrat, makes old faslooni ! Democratic peeclw -. stands up for the m;tsxi s He can make a good pe cti and i hen he fol lows what lie preaches and does Rood things lor Missouri, His record Is one nl which any man might be proud but It will he belter wl,i n lie 1 as si rved Missouri as Governor Hear him. For many yea is the Missouri idea has been to give the peo plea good honest, economical, progressive government and at the lowest tax rate of any statc In the Union. This will be con tinued with .J.imes A. Reed as Governor. Good government iathe kind we have been having in Missou ri for many yeais. It is true bad men occasionally get into office but they are punished When proven guilt v. Standard Oil dividends so far this year are only St4.UOU.000. In the past ten years a total ol Jt34H.0O0.000 has been paid in dividends to Standard Oil stock holders. Think of this. Our Republican friends are carrying our Republic over a powder mine. It is time lor us to get away from the idea that it is necessary for a strong navy and army. Our Republican friends are wedded to their idol the rob ber tariff which is the mothei of trusts, organized to rob the people. Trust made or trUbt control I ed goods should all be on the free list. lor Sale. Two second hand wood heat ers, both good. See Hugh Ford. The DEMOCRAT and Bryan's Commoner both one year only $1.60. Miss Lena Wunch spent the first of the week wiih Iriends in HunneweM. Mrs. D. S. Sharp spent Tues day pleasantly with Bluff City friends. Miss Alice Margreituer, of Paris, has been the guest of her cousin, Miss Lena Wunch. Dr. S. M. Brown was a visitor in the Future Great, Friday. Miss Ruth Brown is spending tbe week with St. Louis friends. Miss Eva L. Dunning Humor ous and Dramatic Reader and Impersonator Choice selections, scenes from popular books, in cluding scenes from Mrs. Wiggs of tbe Cabbage Patch, at Odd Fellows Hall Thursday Nov. 26, Admission, adults :ic and cbil The Third Interstate Fox Hunt to Begin in Hole Hollow or Chalk It. II V. C. Spa! ping love any thing as well as he dos his e. and children, its fox huot ii So he ai d his triend Hop kins of Vincent on, low::, have arranged for their Thud An nual Interstate hunt, to begin in Hole Hollow or "Chalk It." south ol this city in the Salt River hi) s on i he 2Rrd Inst, Dogs from towa, Kansas anil Arkansas are entered for the four day's chase. All lumteis are ii viti d to lit lend. On Fi iday i he (n . y wolf hui t will I. e out on the open pr iries and everybody has an 'invite'' t't that. The wolf has already been bought No dogs, but the fox hounds allowed in thin chase. A restaurant will be run at the camp, so ore can be fed as he pleases We could have made the fort going announcement last week, but it wis ml to have been released untii this. Boulware? That is the strength of this store. Whatever you get here satisfies. We buy i b ci.-.cr imi nation; wc concentrate our whole thoughts on one thing .ti'. d that is to buy the best shoes. Our shoes look well, ere made ii b p11 solid) honest material and arc sold so as to m.ke it to your interest (o buy your shoes ct cur stcrc. Wc want your shoe trade end v ; will give you better values for less money than you can cbfniii elsewherA I IU w us 1TTT Hi TTT Ui m Shoes that Satisfy i Rntilwiirp! ms j v. rr ui w if v m m m iii m MEN'S SHOES. Men's Patent Colt Goodyear Welt Shoes - ' $3.50 Enamel Goodyear welt shoes 3.50 box calf and vici Goodyear welt shoes 3.00 box calf or vici, light or heavy soles 2.00 calf shoes 2.00 satin calf shoes $1.50 and 1.25 ti it ii Pa's Poor. Perry, tbe 4-yea.-uld son of V O. bpalding takes life to heart early. He had a jug, tlit pig died and the child went to the house in a dejected mood, but said nothing. Sitting dowu w.th elbows on knee, chin resting in palms of hands, he looked like patience on a monument. His mother thinking the child sick, asked: "Perry, what's the matter, are you sick? Without a whimper the child looked up and answered: "No, Mom, my pig i dead, pais poor and 1 won't have notbin' this winter." We il bet that kid gets all he wants 1 1, is winter and then some. Vint tbii.us it the cutest ever. Success One of the roost enjoyable and successful social functions ol the season was the C. of H. hop at the opera bouse Tuesday night, li was good to be there. Yancey Tbleboff, oue of the best boys ever, came down from Excello to see his best. Solheic now If you want a Heating Stove for wood or coal buy the best always. A. Jaeger sells the Buck and Round Oik Stoves which always give the very best satisfaction. Misses Davella and Hattie Hendricks, who teach school near Palmyra and Lakenan respectively, spent Saturday and Sunday in tbe city with their mother. Mr. and Mrs Price Young of north of the city, delightfully entertained the neighbors. Tbe evening was devoted to a little echre, a lit tle ' hop" and a choice little supper. Tbey do say Miss Mae Lear was in her true element. Remember that tbe Monroe Minstrels are to be at tbe opera' house next Tuesday evening, Get your tickets e; m ttt Coibora. Rev. and Mis. Ii. T. Col bur u, of Stcutsville, have lost tneir little girl, about lb months old. Rev. Dr. 1. W. Read conducted its luneral services Friday. Rev. and Mrs. Colboin have' many friends beie who deeply sympathize with them. LADIES' SHOES Ladies' patent colt Goodyear welt shoes $3.00 & $3.50 kid Goodyear welt shoes 2.00 " 2.50 kid extension sole shoes 1.50 " 1.75 Kangaroo calf shoes 1.25 " 1.50 it it ii i fleece lined shoes 1.25 it 1.50 Boots, Overshoes, Felt Boots. We have the best leather boots in the world. They are the "Selz" boot and the best that money can buy. Men's felt boot, snag proof overs $2.00 felt boot, 2 buckle snag proof overs 2.50 Overshoes $1.00 and 1.25 Ladies' overshoes - - .75 " felt boots : : : ; : 1.50 Boys' snag proof felt boots : : : : 2.00 Men's snag proof rubber boots 2.50 ii ii m iff m Ml ff Mi TTT Mi m 1M fff Mi fff iii fff iii fff Mi TTT Mi TTT Mi TTT iii TTT Mi TTT Mi TTT iii TTT Mi TTT Mi Sheriffs Sale. (tinder Special Execution.) By virtue ami autbo'ily Of a special exe- oii'.icn In attachment, Iwutd from tba ofiioa of t beLlrik of tbeClrtnlt Court of forme Cow 1 y. M I in ml ftim' lb( hi reina'ter escribed rmlttlt. lumal le at Hie DtCtm tr Term JpOS, of said Court, nd i"0 illreet pd mid delivered, in fnvor of sae M t'll'lir md aKlrat W. W. Ailcojcen I l.ui v levied opt n ai d If Im(3 all ll.e rigbMU bj InUrisi and elaln a of ihe taid W, W, W llCOSOn f IB and to lb folluwInK described re ul estate, ic-wlt: Kour (I) aerea In tbe Boiilh Kast comer ol Unit part of Ihe South East fourth of the N. W. quai ter of Section TI Irleeu (1: ), iu Township Filty-slx (61 of Hal Re BJght (), I" M ocroa Com ty, Missouri, north of the rlgbt-of.wtjr oi the cblMgo, Imrilaiten and ti uincy, lormerly the Hannibal & St. Joseph Kail road, and bounded on the east by Went B order fctrt tl ol Monroe City, on the South by said ilnbt-of-wayainl on ihoVlctt and North by the land of U . A. Ball and being the four U) acrea formerl, owned by John W. Wllcoxen. Also One Hundred ('.() feet off the West end of Week Thirty-tight CW)and a tract One Hun dred (100) ft lit, mire oi less, al and west, and One Hundred and Forty (U0) feet, more or less north and south In tbe Southwest corner of Block Thirty-nine (3V). bounded on the North and East by St. Jude's cemetery; on the South, by Winter Street; and on the West, by West Border Street. Also a strip of land Thirty Ob) feet wide, Im mediately adjoining and extending clear across t be West end of said Block Thirty-eight (J8). Said described Bkck being in the Original Town of Monroe. And all being in Monroe C unity, MWsourS. And 1 will on Monday, the Uth Day of December, A. D., 1903. between the hours of nine o'clook a. m. and Ave o'clock p. . of tbat day, at the west float door of tba Courthouse in the city Of Paris In tba county of Monroe aforesaid, sell tba tame or so much thereof as may be requir ed at public vendue to tbe highest bidder for eaah In band subject to til prior Item and Judgments o aauaiy aam tutuuw, Chas W. Long has bought ( Mrs. Z. Young, of- south of George Moessner cafe and will I city was delightfully surprised i run it as a first class cafe should , yesterday by the receipt of a box of exquisit flowers from her son Oscar, who in temporarially residing in Little Roclc, Ark. be. Call and see him lor any thing that goes with a first class i house of that kind. It will be warm next Surnmef, but now is the time for Stoves. buck saws Axes. MANNING WALKER