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MONROE CITY DEMOCRAT VOLUME M riONROB CITY, MISSOURI. H ARCH 24,1 9 10 NUMBER 53 Let us all strive to make this the best year in the history of Monroe i j ITEMS FROM FARMERS : , Of Farmers, For Farmers and Per- taininf to Farmers. . I When you figure on a sale and j want Col W T Youell to cry it, call ; Elbert Yates at the F &. M Bank. He can give you the Colonels dates. Corn For Sale About 250 bush els good snapped corn. See Wm Madden, 2 miles north of Monroe or write Ed L Green 615 Hamp shire St "Quincy, 111. If you are going to have a sale call up J R B Kidd Monroe City Bank or phone 242. Satisfaction guaranteed. Pure blood White Wyandotte Cockerels for sale. Mrs. F. H Hagan. Timothy Seed. About 75 bushel good, pure tim othy seed. Apply to Henry Green. Good, pure, cleaned timothy seed at M Landers: 3-24. Several pair good 3 and 4 year old mules for sale. Harry A Mc Clintic. 3-24. For Sale. 2 span coming 3-year old mules. LEO BELL For Sale. Two coming 2-year old registered Shorthorn bulls. See Claude Yates. Hello B;1I! Where have you been with those disc? They are sharper than new aint they? Why, I had the'Ti sharpened at Dawson & Jan sen's at the old Settle stand, where I get all ny work done, because they "o it right. For Sale. Two yearling Shorthorn bulls. J J ELLIOTT. I oi .sale -'d. rieretord bulls com ing 2 years. F E Johnson. B. P. Rock eggs for sale 40 cents per setting. F. &. M. Phone 64D. MRS L 0 WILSON. L B Hickman is a hustler. Thursday he had his 40 acres of oats in. Was feeding 125 hogs Getting ready to put in 225 acres of .corn and had bought a span of mules for $325 and two days time had sold them to Elzea fit Dowell for $500. Mrs Harriet M Stoddart adminis tratrix will have a public sale at the home of her late husband, 3 miles southeast of Monroe City and 3 miles east of Indian Creeek, Tues day March 29. Col W T Yowell auc tioneer and Elbert Yates clerk, will handle the sale which will be com posed of a ten year old blue jack, four year old black jack, 6ix year old mare good single driver, twelve year old mare, blind mare, aged horse, four jennets, six cows, all giving milk and are bred, coming 2 year old heifer, 4 coming yearling steers, 3 coming yearling heifers, 2 year old thorough bred Shorthorn bull, about 30 shocks of corn and fodeer. stack of hay, and farm im - plements consisting of a binder wagon, bay frame, riding plow, cul. tivator, new disc cultivatior and all other farm tools. See bills gotten out by the Democrats for full par ticulars. Green Hides. 08c the Choir and Sunday School. C M Sullivan has bought 8 head New Corn 62c: The following will be the pro of mules from A C .Wills and 5 Wheat No, 2 ... 1.10 gram rendered: head of horses from S R Major. Consideration in both deals private. For Sale. . o '. Two Registered Poland-China boars ready ; for service, and one Scotch Collie pup. -William Mad- den. ...'-;, '!' W B Arnold's oat acreage will be larger than any we have heard from, 90 acres and he will put . in 85 acres of corn. Henry Durst has shipped in 2 car loads of 2 year old cattle and will put the big fat on them. , Byron McFarland has shipped in a car load of coming 2 year old steers to feed. Will Mudd has moved from Clap per to the Benj. Finnigan farm. David Gosney has put in 40 acres of oats that have sprouted nicely. Walter Boarman has put in 18 acres oats. Dr John Bell has 30 acres oats in and is preparing for 150 ocres of corn. J T Elliott has sold his 3 year old stallion Russell, to George W : Reager for $350. Little Jim Elliott has become a i first-class "good roads man." He. has dragged and put in good shape a mile and a half of road between Hassard and Monroe. ! J O Cozad has 50 acres of oats jn and is breaking for 140 acres of corn. Roy and James McFarland. farm ers and millers, drove to Rensselaer Sunday and say: In that neighbor hood the wheat is damaged 25 to 95 per cent. And we then crossed to the Centerville road to drive home and found the wheat there very slightly damaged. J L Owerj sent 11 head of beeves to the Hannibal market Monday and has bought 9 head from E E DeLashmutt, 1 from Madden Bros and 2 from C Evans. William Lehnhauer has bought 80 acres of land from Porter More head. Consideration private. Bill Hickman of Galesburg, 111. bought of T J Yates 5 head of horses and shipped them. R J Young of Ely. was in the city Tuesday driving a span of lovely black mares. They were English Shires and half sisters. Sweeney Carpenter has sold a span of horses to Jefferson Taylor for $100 Frank Hagan is breaking for 30 acres of corn. Walter Hagan is preparing to put in 70 acres of corn. Horse wanted 12 to 13 years old, serviceable, per fectly gentle for woman to drive, suitable to plow truck patches. J S Maddox, Route 2 Monroe City. Market Report. For Wednesday before date of paper. Cattle. $4.006.00 Hogs Heavy 8.009.25 Hogs Light 8.00 Sheep. 5.00 & .650 Lambs. 5.00(36.50 Poultry. Hens 13ic Spring chickens pound and quarter and over 1 1-2 12c Old Roosters 06c Ducks llc I Turkey Hens- 17c ( Young Toms 17c .Toms. 15c ! Guineas, each 17c Geese 07c Eggs -. 17ic Tallow ., Q4C Butter.. 17ic Oats. 42c .Hay.. . $12.00 Baled nay- $14.00 Barger & McClintic 1 car of hogs; Henderson-Morris Produce Co 1 car live poultry, ! car eggs, 300 lbs but - ten Total 3 cars. ABOUT THE CHURCHES. I Mrs. McNair Interesting News Concerning the Duet The Springtime of the Soul Primary, the Hottest In City's His Diffarent Denominations. I Mrs Rando, Mrg Stevens ; tory. 'Recitation A Wick of Straw This Column Closes Promptly at 9 ' Alberta Drescher Monday was an ideal day and a. m. Each Wednesday. Salutoris Alfred Jaeger Jr the vote was a Iare one Rev. J. E. Travis of Rensselaer, ' Recitation The Drowning Singer J- S. Scott for Mayor without a was with Monroe friends Monday! ! Gladys Willis running mate pulled 271 votes. Rpv H T WatAr nf TaHrnnd iQuartet Into the Deep Launch Out J. H. McClintic and C. B. Ander- filled appointments at the Warren Baptist church Saturday and Sun day, i The St. Patrick day "Irish Joke" 10c social 'given by Mrs. Anna Powers' Sunday School class at Mrs. Roy Meii wether's was a social and financial' success. They clear , ed $10. METHODIST Preaching 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Junior League 2:30 p. m. Senior League 6:30 p. m. Public cordially invited. The young men's Sunday School class, P. F. Maxwell teacher, carried the banner last Sunday. Who will do so the corning Sabbath, Easter? Let each one of the seventeen classes do its best, both in attend ance and collection. Programs are now out for the Hannibal District Conference, to be held in Kahoka, Mo., March 30 April 1. Rev. T. Penn, one of our former pastors, is conference host. How would it do to ask the confer ence to Monroe City next year? "Speak up" Our neighbors, the Palmyra Methcdists. have been agitating the question of building a new church a good move, in which we wish Bro. Mapel and his people success. After a long continued illness and absence from church, Mrs. John Shearman again takes her ac customed place among us at the regular church services. Her many friends rejoice to see her again. Specinl Easter mus'c will be pre pared by the choir for next Sun day's services and the church will be appropriately decorated. Please do not forget that the Presiding Elder. Rev. I. T. Nash, will preach in the evening at which time the sacrament of the Lord's supper will be administered. A large and appreciative audi ence greeted the Epworth Leaguers Sunday evening at their special service. The service was a distinct success. The Leaguers acquitted themselves most creditably, and the offering amounted to about $30. A delightful feature of both the Sunday morning and evening serv ices was the solos sung by Miss Medora McMullen of Van Rensse laer Academy. Her rich contralto i voice renders ner an attractive soloist and our people hope to have j roe pleasure oi neanng ner again. While in the city she was the guest of her special friends. Dr. E, W. Guilford and family. PRESBY1ERIAN Preaching at' 11 a. hi.!' by the 1 Pastor. Subject, The Resurrection. At 750 p. m. a praise,aervice by Chorus Prayer The Choir Responsive Scripture Reading The, Sunday School! , Song by Primary Class . 1 Jesus Bids us -Shine Recitation To Atone Bertoa YagerJuMiMaaC EGJr, Mrs. Randol, Mrs. Stevens, I Mr. Stevens, Mr. Jaeger j ! Recitation Why are you so long coming Ladies Quartet Helen Southern The Lord's ray Shepherd Mrs. Randol, Mrs. Thompson Gertrude Marshall, Mrs. Stevens Appeal Mrs. Rutledge Offering Hymn I Love to Tell the Story. Benediction Woman's Mission Society will meet Friday 2:30 p. m. with Mrs. Emmet Yowell. GRACE BAPTIST The pastor will be away on Sun day and there will be no preaching at either hour. Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. B. Y. P. U. 6:30 p. m. Sunday. Miss Lida Lane leads this meeting. Bible Study class 7:30 p. m. Friday. FIRST BAPTIST Regular services at the church Sunday morning and evening. " The pastor will deliver the bac calaureate sermon in Hunnewell for the Hunnewell school at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. ST. JUDES'. Rev. H. C Goodman, Rector. Holy Week. Maundy Thursday, 9 a. m. Evening service, 7:30 p. m. and special preparation for the Easter Communion. Good Friday 7 a. m., 10 a. m., 3 p. m. Easter Day 6 a. m., 11a. m., 3 p. m. 11 o'clock service. Processional "Jesus Christ is Risen Today." Introit, "Christ our Passover." Communion Service by Cruik shank. Recessional. CHRISTIAN Next Lord's Day will be devoted to the observance of Easter. The Bible School will have its regular annual Easter egg service at 9:45 a. m. There will be special Easter music at both the morning and evening preaching service. The morning theme will be 'The Res urrection of Christ." The evening theme will be "Christ the Only Foundation." A very cordial invitation is ex tended to all to come and enjoy these Easter services. Flinch. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Henderson entertained some twenty-six of their friends Friday evening and with the exception of refreshments, Flinch or Ministerial euchre was the all absorbing feature of the evening. Since the last meeting of the club it has grown by a membership of two. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Smith having become full fledged mem bers. We will bet a cookie that there is not a club of any description in the city that has as much unallay- ed pleasure as the Flinch Club, The Prairie View Addition Lot Sale vttlibe the largcj& lot &Ie ever CITY DEMOCRATIC son made the race for Aldermen in First Ward: McClintic winning by 14 votes. Judge J. T. Umstattd and C. E. Gillam made a neck and neck race in the Second Ward; Umstattd win ning by a majority of 5. In the Third Ward it was tame P. W. Huston lead a lone hand and got the pie without an effort. R. A. Kirby for Collector and J. w. Ben tor Folice Judge, were af lonesome lot for each had the enH tire track to run on. The real interest and hot stuff was over the Marshalship which! John W. Stevens captured once again by a plurality of 33 votes. Democratic Committeemen, First! Ward W. J. Rouse and R. S. McClin tic; Second Ward D. M. Proctor and! tl On- J XkT 1 TiT T1 V. j. nays: i nira vy ara w . r. i aies; and J. W. Cox. Hind Part Before. W. L. Ely entertained his Sun day School class, composed of six teen ladies. Saturday night at i Hind-Part-Before party at his cosv home. The ladies put their dresses orj hind part before. Their masques were on the back part of their heads and the heads covered with whits sunbonnets so they could see througlf the rear of the bonnets. They car ried their hands (behind them) in front and walked backwards. Ihe evening was devoted tff game ano music out on your im the refreshments came straight t the front and one of the ladies saia to us: No, sir, we did not do likl the little boy whose boy clothe: were put on him backwards; we did not say our prayers. Now I lay ml down to sleep, hind part belore; I I should die before I wake I prai the Lord my soul to take, hind pari before. New fhinjjs. C. C. Cassady is re-roofing hid home and laying some new floors E. E. DeLashmutt is putting nf some 1-4 sawed hard wood floors. Jack Rouse is building a gooq barn. Mrs. Laura Boulware has had ; hard wood floor laid. J. S. Elzea has added one roon to his cosy home Fred Apple has re-roofed hi: barn and built a wash house Rolla Armstrong has had his house raised and a cement bloc! foundation put under it. W. W. Handley is building a bam John Dirigo has added a porcl to bis home Dr. A. W. Mile3 many friend; here are glad to hear that his healtl has greatly improved and that hi is now practicing at Brush, Colo. There is 13 less working spring on the New Black Hawk Cor Planter No. 15 than on some plan ers of other makes. Wade & Da 8oa - Major Maddox and Sween Carpenter of Huntington were btv. ness visitors to the city TueMay. (