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The Sale of the Twentieth Century! 45sss PRICES SH ASH FED AT g J. B. Anderson's. Begining Wednesday, March 15, 1905, continuiug until Saturday, April 1, 1905. Bargains, BARGAINS, Bargains. A reduction of 10 to &0 per cent made on all lines of merchandise The news has gone broadcast that we are soiling everything in the line of Prints, Domestics, Dress Goods, Silks, WJaite Goods, Underwear, Boots Shoes, Carpets, Window Shades, Trunks, Suit Cases, Ladies' and Misses' Cloaks and Men's and Boys' Clothing at prices never before heard of n Monroe City. Our Embroideries and Laces Create a Sensation. DON'T DELAY. The Goods Are Going Fast. COME NOW. 11 experience. Wby, raises corn, he does so at mT ..ueris very much appreciated in this part of the country. A handsome little son put in his appearance the 8th. at the borne of Mrs. John Steward formerly Miss Nettie Rouse. Misses Lu Vaudeventer and Alice Ricbart spent a few days this week with Mrs. Hatlie Ut terbaek east of town. W. W. Crigler has full pose. sion of the postoffice now. Miss Bess Haydeji . spent a few days in town last week and attended the parlor dance at Mr Goss. Several ladies from the coun- ' -in town last evening to attend tbe Jsia- . .r Russel Crigler 16 improving bis place by puttiug up a neat woven wire fence. Mrs. Wm McCrury who has been suffering with rheumatism this winter is improving. Harry Gofs is assisting bis brother Eliot in the store at Perry. G. W. Green and family have moved from tbe ba: rens to the Vandeventer farm one half mile south of town. Rev. Howerton moved his family to the Methodist parson age last week. WHEREVER YOU QO, from Maine to California, DONT FORGET TO PATRONIZE THE Independent Telephone Cos. Mrs. Fc-' ted her Sun day ' --.uto the sugar ..lliiil' a Renuhlir; bad a social j good njit crated on delic ious wax and mapje sugar. Wednesday evemng March 1st, Robert Ray Crigler aDd Miss Myrtle (Poagce were mar ried by Rev. Strtiblenat tbe home of the bride. Shortly af ter the ceremony they drove to their ne;yly furnished borne which awaited them. After eight weeks suffering with whooping eougtb and pneu monia tbe little one yar old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mills died Saturday and was laid to rest Sunday evening at the Hawkins burying ground west of town. Dr. iBrown has purchased the Lawson property on South Main Street. He is baring tbe old building torn down and will erect a nice residence in the near future. Arch Ball is rejoicing over another little son at bis borne. i EITHER AS SUBSCRIBERS TO THEIR . . LOCAL SYSTEM OR THEIR TOLL LINES. th 1 r '51 .' HAVE DONS HUGH FOR YOU IN THE PAST ; THEY WILL 00 MORE FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE, els," reviewed by Norma K. Bright; "Entertaining Fiction," "Books of Genera! Interest" and the Summary page of "Books of tbe Month for tbe Buay Man.1' The Elucational Course comprises a study of tbe great Germans, L e s s i n g, Goethe and Scbiiler and in English Literature. John Bun yan is considered. Boo s News. John Watiamaker. Publisher. Philadelphia, Paris. New York. E. J. McKnight spent Satur day and Sunday IB this city with bis family. "Book News" for March wears every aspect of a thor oughly U .to-date, wide-awake literary inagazine, a periodical designed essentially for busy people, who nonetheless, I ke to keep right in touch with tbe doings of tbe book-world. Maxima Gorky," by Talcott Williams, is an especially time ly article discussing tbe charac ter and work of tbe Russian novelist, recently imprisoned for participation iu tbe-uprising. "Americano Men of Letters as Consuls and Diplomats,'' by Norma K. Bright, considers witb anecdote, the numerous literary men of America who have served in tbe consular and diplomatic ricks abroad. Among tbe book reviews for the month Care,; "With the New Books," by:Talcott Williams, LJL D. ; "Representative Nov- The Democrat Is Arranging For a Contest Full Particulars will be Announced Soon i HE DEMOCRAT W. J. ROUSE, Editor. R. F. HIXSON, City Editor. TERMS $I.OO PER YEAR ntered stthe pot office at Monroe City, Mo. tuecond-clui nutter. TELEPHONES: Residence ?u"u ( F. & m 14 90 Buffum - 158 86 THURSDAY, MARCB. 16, 1905 Will Medcalf was in Hunne weH the first of the week. Grab your pocket book and Hurry to Williamson, Hawkins & Yates Big Sale now going on. See adv in this issue. Pure bred BjT Cochin eggs 75 cts per setting of 15. 91.00 if packed and shipped My Birds are bred up witb great care from standard iowls and will bear inspection. Mbs. J, H. Grady. tf ' Monroe City, Mo. R. F. Hixson, city editor of tbe Democrat kbas'had a very severe attack of tbe grip and was threatened with pneumonia bat at this writing is much better. The Church As a Social Medium -Esperance Good love, speak ing of society as it concerns business women, in the New Idea Woman's Magazine for April, says that wnere society as it is generally known is not possible, and she acknowledges it is all but impossible to many business women in large cities there are other thinirs which are semi-social in their nature, and which will do tbe work of substitutes for society if they are so approached. She in stances boons, concerts and churches, although she depre cates making use ot the latter society on account of its social advantages. Of churches she remarks, "Let bei" (tbe busi ness woman) "seek ffrst cler gymen whose preaching helps her, whose spirii iui inspiration assists her to bear tbe sorrow of loneliness, and bv some mir acle, human or divine, she will ojlten find the loneliness super seded by kindly acquaintance.'