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jtftte Historical Saclety VL ' C3 DEMOC I. Volume XXVII. Monroe City, Mo., April 16, 1914. Number 2. Important Meeting at Monroe Hotel, Next Monday, 7 p. m. Be There JL I BOOSTER CLUB BULLETIN Committees Appointed. At a meeting of the Booster Club held Monday evening the attendance was not so large as it should have been, but those present were ready to lo something and believe that the time for action is dow, not at some ' future date. Considerable business was transacted. Among other things dene was the appointment of standing committees. The slogan was "get right down to business and do it now, don't wait. The follow ' ing committees were appointed: ; FINANCE W. M. Patterson, chairman, M. B. Proctor, J. S. Rutledge. E. W. Schweer. Alexis Hays, R. L. Wilson. ! MEMBERSHIP Reed K. Noland chairman, G. E. Chipman. J. V. Hanly, J. S. Conway, J. R. Henderson, C. H. Ridgeway. I PUBLIC HEALTH and SANITATION Dr. J. N. Southern chairman, J.' R. Henderson, W. L. Ely, J. W. O'Daniel. J. V. Proctor, J. D. Robey. S. B. Thiehoff, N. A. Drescher, Robert Meriwether. INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION C. M. Lasley chairman. J. D. Robey. E, A. Thompson, J. S. Conway. T. M. Boulware, Herman Levy. RAILROAD and TRANSPORTATION A. Jaeger Jr. chairman. C. M Lasley, Henry Green, W. J. Rouse. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT M. B. Peoctor chairman, J. V. Hanly, George Chipman, T. M. Boulware, J. W. Cox. E W. Schweer. Roy McFarland. W. M. Patterson, Roy Meriwether. ADVERTISING C. M. Lasley chairman, Herman Levy, Henry Green T. M. Boulware. LEGISLATION-M. B. Proctor chairman, Roy Meriwether. R. S. McCIintic. ENTERTAINMENT J. R. Henderson chairman, Bert Bull, J. V. Hanly, Lambert Lane, Herman Levy, Harry Clark. R. F. Bebb. Ed Spalding. Claude Henderson, James McFarland, Harry Jarman, Lambert Hagan, W. I. Longmire. EDUCATION and PUBLIC BUILDINGS-M. B. Proctor chairman, E. "Vf. Schweer, W. M. Patterson. c PUBLIC UTILITIES Henry Green chairman, Reed Noland, Alexis -Melson, Edmund Jaeger, C. A. Lawson, C. M. Lasley, E. N. Crawford, W. W. Longmire. GOOD ROADS M. B. Proctor chairman. Lambert Hagan, T. M. Boul ware, Herman Levy, E. W. Schweer, Ed Spalding. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Ennis Tooley. chairman. H. M. Tooley, William Buckman, Walter Moss. LIVE STQC Harry Clark chairman. J, R. B. Kidd. W.T. Youell. WAYS and MEANS J. W. Cox chairman, W. J, Rouse, W. S. Wood ' son, Bert Bull. STREETS and ALLEYS T. M. Boulware chairman. Herman Levy, Henry Green, J. S. Conway, Lambert Hagan. E. W. Schweer. M. B. Proctor. A More Beautiful City The Booster Club and the City Council have designated Tuesday. April 21 as "Clean-up Day.". Get all the trash and rubbish in the alley and it will be hauled away free. Don't wait until the day after but be-ready on Tuesday the 21st. That is the day. Every citizen owes it to himself, his family and to the town to do his part toward making this a more beautiful as well as a more healthy city. This you do by removing the disease breeding places. Clean up. You will be pleased with having done so. So will your neighbor. The Booster Club is going to give three prizes, $10, $5 and $2.50 for the best improvement between April 1st and August 1. Ice Water and Public Drinking Fountain The W. C. T. U. ladies are going to put in a public drinking fountain hi the business district and the Booster Club is going to furnish the ice to keep the water cold. This fountrin will be quite popular. There is also talk of rest rooms for the ladies. This has long been needed and the movement for a better town means that these rooms will soon be a reality. 'They will be a great convenience and will be highly appreciated. Anything, Everything, for a Better City The Booster Club stands for a Greater Monroe City a nd will spare no -effort to make it a reality. If as yet ycu have not affiliated yourself with this organization of live wires, do so at once and help do things of which you will be proud. Don't wait for the other fellow. Get right in t The and help. Some things the Booster Club wants is better streets, several biocks paved, a cleaner and healthier city, a rest room for ladies, better roads leading to our city, several new enterprises which will give em ployment to more laborers and bring money to our city that is now going to distant cities and states, and in fact the Booster Club stands for anything and everything that will make Monroe better religiously, mor ally, financially, and a better place for homes. Be on the firing line and help in this great work. 24-Hour Electric Service. Commencing May 1 Monroe is to have 24-hour electric service. This means that many labor employing firms can find the best of power at a reasonable rate and should stimulate the opening of many new enter prises. Many who are now using gasoline engines or doing without much needed power will quickly avail themselves of this service. It will enable business houses and residences to be equipped with fans, and the ladies dan use electric irons. The day current will mean much for Monroe. Arrange to use it. An Important Meeting A meeting which means much for Monroe City, is to be held next Monday evening at the Monroe Hotel. The Booster Club and others interested in making Monroe a better city are to meet around the tables and discuss the questions of great importance. If at all interested be there. See some member of the entertainment committee above given and talk the matter over with them. Then attend the meeting. 3 The Good Citizen's Decalogue t .1 ti l. f..t..M if t t.it..T..t..t.4..t..t.iti.f..t..f..l..l..t..t..t tut li tl.T i.li.l.it.l I l. lil, First. Remember thy garbage can to ksep it coves tag thy f garuuge oeuumc a eiencn in me nostras ox tne people im Dreed flies. Second.- Thou shalt cut the weeds in thy vacaat lot kst it be come a hiding place for old tin cans, which catch water and breed mosquitoes; papers and divers sort of trash. Third. Thou shalt hpnr witnpna acr:.'inst ihv niahnrm 4 bish heap, likewise his dirty back yard. 1 Fourth. Thou ebalt clean out the habitation of thy horses and J tllV COW freOUentlv lest t.VlP sfnhle flv flnnriaVlotVl anA i'it(.n. 1 tile parulysis and the housefly breed by the thousands and millions " - -j " - - J -' ' '. w uv IUW.U 111 tlljf family. Fifth. Thou shalt prevent the breeding of the fly in the spring time that thy childreu unto the third and fourth generation need not swat him Inter. Sixth. Remember thy back yard and alley to keep them clean. Six days shalt thou labor to keep thy premises clean, and if yet the task is not accomplished thou couldst do worse than continue on the seventh. Seventh. Thou shalt covet all the air and sunshine thou canst obtain. Eighth. Look rot upon the milk when it cometh from the un clean dairy, for the doctor will not hold thee guiltless if thy infant sickeneth therefrom and die. Ninth. Remember thy cleaning up day and keep it wholly. Tenth. If thou dost hearken unto these sayings to do them thou shalt live long in the land. ITEMS FROM FARMERS Of Farmers, For Farmers Pertaining to Farmers. and ...i..r.....1......t,.r.t HM....,.. ,1..1..11 t , X, i..,.l,. ,,,, t , , t tllY Weekly Market Letter Published by 1 Woodson & Fennewald L. S. Com. Co., National Stock Yards, 111. Cattle have been more liberal and market closing 10 to 15c lower on steers ex :ept choice heavy steers. f Bulk of the choice steers selling i from $8 65 to 9.25. Good $8.00 to .8.50. Medium $7.25 to 7.75. Com- mon killers $6 50 to 7.00. Stockers and feeders steady. Best feeders $7.75 to 7.85. Good $7.25 to 7.40. Choice heifers 10 to 15c lower. Medium to good 25 to 35c lower. Choice $8.50 to 9.00 Good $7.50 to 7.75. Medium $650 to 7.00. Cows 6teady. Choice $7.25 to 750. Good $640 to 6.75. Medium $550 to 6.00. Fair killers $5.00 to 5.50. Canners $4.25 to 4.40. Bulls steady. Choice $675 to Medium ABOUT THE CHURCHES Interesting News Concerning the Different Denominations. This Column Closes Promptly at 9 A.M. Each Wednesday. Rev. John H. Hubbard is attend ing the District Conference at Shel byville this week. He will return Friday. METHODIST Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Preaching 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Junior League 2:30 p.m. Senior League 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Choir practice Saturday 7:30 p. m John H. Hubbard, Pastor in Charge The ladies Bible study class of the Methodist church will meet at 2:30 p. m. Friday with Mrs. Harry Jarman. All ladies of the church are invited to be present. Special business. PRESBYTERIAN. Preaching next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. A cordial invitation to the public to attend all services. .GRACE BAPTIST. services all well attended last Sunday with 70 in the Sunday School and $27 collected for mis sion work in Monroe Association The prayer meeting on Wednesday night was well attended. The growth in spiritiality is manifest as several new ones led in public prayer. ' Next Sunday. Sunday School 9:45 a. ni. Preaching 11 a. m. Subject: Water Baptism. After which the ordinance of baptism will be admin istered. B. Y. P. U. 7:00 p. m. Preaching 8:00 p m., after which hand of fellowship to newly bap tized. W. D. CAVE. Pastor. CHRISTIAN Bible School 9:45 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Boys Club at 6:45 p. m. The Missionary Circle meets Wednesday at 2:30 with Miss Fannie Jayne. Prayer meeting Wed. 7:30 p. m. The public cordially invited to at tend all Sunday services. Easter Sunday the Christian church was very tastefully decorat ed with flowers and ferns furnished by some of the ladies. These deco rations together with special music 1 by the choir made the Easter-services very impressive Misses Mildred BucJI and Ruth Wilson rendered solos in their usually attractive and pleasing manner as did Mr J. R. Henderson and Mrs. Ida Buell. The anthems were very appropriate and were rendered so as to call forth a chorus of appreciation. The famous Royal Welsh Ladies Choir gave a sacred concer' in the afternoon. This was very largely attended by very appreciative audi tors. .Rarely is the city honored by more distinguished visitors. The Easter offering amounted to almost $22 All services were largely at tended. Class 9 of the Christian church, under the leadership of Mrs. J. R. Henderson, rendered a very inter esting Recital on April 13tb to a very attentive audience at the beau tiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Henderson. The programme con sisted of solos, vocal and piano, and readings. Several of the attend ants of other communions respond ed to the invitation to assist with 'the programme as did numbers ol other classes of the Christian church, i To each and till Class 9 feels its in debtedness end esptcially to the lady who superintended the ar i rangements and to Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Henderson for their home. ; Those who nttci.ded 'agreed that the Recital was one of the events of the season. : W. Garnet Alcorn, Pastor, j FIRST BAPTIST j We had 112 in Sunday School last Sunday and good congregations at each of the preaching services, ! The Woman's Missionary Society will meet at the home of Mrs Gott Friday afternoon at 2:30. All the women of our congregation are invit ed to be present and the members are most respectfully urged to be there. Sunday School next Sunday (Continued on Page 8.) 7.00. Good $6.50 to 6.75. $6.00 to 6.25. Hog market 5c lower. Bulk of the good hogs selling r-om $8.85 to 8.95. Good mixed $875 to 8.85. Pigs $800 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 3200, market steady. Bulk of the choice wool sheep $6.25 to 6.65. Clipped weth. ers $575 to 6.00. Choice wool Iambs $8.25 to 8.50. Clipped lambs $6 85 to 7.25. Prospects steady. Market Recort. For Wednesday before date of aper. Hogs .$6.00 to 8.23 Sheep 3.00 to 6.00 Cattle 600 to 8.25 Poultry. lens 13is vring chickens 1 1-2 to 11c 2 1-2 pounds Old Roosters 06c Ducks 11c rurkey Hens 16c Young Toms 16c Iorns.. 14c Guineas, each 17ic Geese. lie Eggs. 15c Tallow. 04c Uutter.. 17c Green Hides. 10c Corn uew- 75c Wheat No. 2 90c Oats ..35 to 36c Hay $10.00 to $12.00 Baled nay $15.00 to 18.00 Henderson & Sons shipped 6 cars Weighing the Nail. Rural carriers are doing extra duty commencing today and con tinuing until June 15 they must weigh and count all mail which they handle This means much extra work Most people do not realise the amount of work that the carrier has to do It they did we believe that the? people would be more considerate and that the roads over which he has to travel in fair and bad weather would be greatly improved. There are many ways you can make the faithful carriers life more pleasant. Just try it and see what you can do. The carrier will appreciate your efforts. Garden Seed. Congressman Rucker has sent to (his office a supply of garden seed for distribution. As long as they I last they can be obtained by those who call. Children must have a written order from their parents.