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STORES IN PEORIA, QUINCY, AND HANNIBAL A SALE EXTRAORDINARY of WOMEN'S SUITS COATS - DRESSES SKIRTS WAISTS - FURS PETTICOATS-SWEATERS At a Saving of 1-3 to 1-2 This tale is the result of ttr Reib's purchase in New York of manufacturers' on hand stock. All the garments that are in this sale have the very latest style features as well as the best of service giving qualities which every woman is looking for. Far Xmas gifts, for ones own wear anil for the satisfaction of securing an especially fine value these garments are easily ahea d of any shown this season at anything like these prices. Special attention given to nut of-town customers. Remember the Name. 521 VUlMSf Phnne us the news as soon as it happens. Burn to Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey j Spalding. Monday Nov. 27, a I daughter. I - . I Mrs. Chas. Burkmnn has returned from an extended visit with her sister Mrs. Clarence Barton of Toulon, III All owing us, call and settle he-1 fore January 1. Pike & Spalding, i Mrs. Earl Mudd and Miss Agnes Bell went to Hannibal Saturday. Mrs. Henry B gley has returned from a visit with her brother, in Stoiitsville Dr Hornhack. Oculist and Aurist Hannibal, Mo. tf. Found: A month ago, a black I sow weighing about 2U0 lbs. Owner j may have same when they pay . for the Keep and the advertising, j M T. Lawless. a. 0 I i ''' UllNCV. ILL. J J All owing us, call and settle be fore January I Pike & Spalding Mrs. Ray Stoddard went to Wood land Saturday to visit Mrs. Cliff Jacobs. G. W. Hagau left Tuesday for an extended visit, with relatives, in Vamlalia and Laddo;;ia. No trespassing or trapping al lowed on my farm It James Cusack Mrs L M Wood, and son, went to I.' iitiii'r Tuesday for several days visit. Mrs. C A. Noland went to La Plata Tuesday to spend Thanks giving. Dr Noland went Wednes day Miss M. Biscne comes to Monroe every Friday and will meet pupils at Mrs. J. B. Bristow s from thiee to six. She is a pupil of M. Boiius lawski of the Kansas City Con servatory of Music. 2t If you like the "Dem- p ocrat", tell others; if you m don t like the Democrat , tell us. Perhaps you can help us make it the kind of a paper you do like. Burlington Shipments FROM NOV 22 TO NOV. 28,1916 Forwarded McFarland C. B McKee Henderson & Sons poultry. T. J. Yates E. B. Harn E. L. Crawford A. A. Melson J H. Masterson 1 car wheal 1 car jstraw! 2 cars dressed . 2 en hogs I emigrant murk' 1 car hogs 1 car cattle 1 car cattle Green & Tooley 1 cur timothy seed Received McFarland 2 cars coal Vaughn & Utterback 1 car flour Standard Oil Co 1 car gasoline Henderson St Sons 1 car live poultry City 2 cars coal Robey Robinson Lumber Co. 1 car cement. Henderson &. Sons 1 car barrels A. L Nash 4 cars cual Henderson & Sons 1 car box material McFarland 1 car feed Wilson &. Yoermin 1 car sand M. Landers 1 car coal McFarland 1 car hard coal J. H. Elzea 1 car stock D erks & Hays 1 car flour Standard Oil Co. 1 cur oil Vaughn & Utterback 3 cars feed Henderson & Sons 1 car corn Home from Chicago Dr. and Mrs McNutt have re turned from Chicago where Mrs McNutt underwent another oper ation on her arm. She fell last summer and cut a gash in her wrist that required seven stitches to close. There were adhesions and she suffered severely and several weeks ago she went to Quiney and Dr Christy operated. This did not afford any relief so they decided to consult Dr. Dear Lewis of Chicago. He operated and since that time she has had some relief though at times it troubles her but they feel en couraged with the progress it is making Mrs. McNutt was in the Presby terian hospital for ten days. She is able to come down tow n and hopes to soon be well. "Forbidden Fruit" the new Ivan feature advertised for Gem last Tuesday was lost in shipping. However this Powerfull Drama has been booked for Tuesday Dec. 5th. I M. U. Tigers Preparing For Annual Kansas Battle Odds Favor Jayhuwkers tut Missouri May Change Sport Writers' Opinions Crowd To Be Enormous. The University of Missouri Tigers will go up against the K.insus Jay hawkers in the unnnal football battle Thanksgiving day at Law rence. By defeating the Nebraska Cornliuskers, the Jayhawkers have1 been given a slight edge over the Tigers. Sport writers say that the Missouri team is declining but the work of the Tigers against Drake, contradicts this. Coach Henry F. ( "Indian,.) Schulte, after seeing the Nebraska Kansas gume is bideing his time, getting his team up to its highest lighting strength, There will be several surprises to the sport writers when the Tigers trot mi the Lawrence field. The ticket sale for this year has far exceeded that of previous years and extra seats were call in by the Kansas Hthletic department on the fifteenth of the month. Special trains will be run on the Wabasn to Lawrence on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. 643 Boys' and Girls' Clubs Now in Missouri Counties Eight hundred and forty three Boys' and Girls' clubs with a total membership of 9.792, have been established in various Missouri counties by the Extension Service of the College of Agriculture of the University of Missouri. The girls' clubs tire doing sewiug and baking and the boys' clubs stock and grain judging under the supervision of University instructors Clubs for garden, canning, corn growing, pig feeding and poultry husbandry will be organized in January. Merit buttons are given lor the com pletion of each club's work. The Old Adam. He was a staunch supporter of the kirk, but he also had a dash of sport ing blood in his veins. One Sabbath morn, as he was pro ceeding to the kirk with his Bible under his arm he came upon a group of luddies playing football on a piece of wa jte ground. He watch ed the game for some minutes; then when the e came t lull, he called the boys over to liiur. hi), laddies, ye knaw it s verra wrang lae play fitba' on the Saw- bath. Ye mauna do it Whaur dae ye think ye'll gang when yedee if ye play fitna' on the Laird's Day? And you, ma mannie, -indicating the cadtain why don't ye shoot oftner for goal? Ye dribble farnwer tinier! Ye're puir players, the lot of ye" Had Tonsils and Adenoids Removed R. 0 Cranston and wife took their little daughter. Mary Frances to Hannibal Monday and had her tonsils and adenoids removed. Mrs Cranston and the child re mained in the hospital that night and she was able to return home, Tuesday. Mrs. H. L. Havenur and little son went to Axtell yesterday to spend Thanksgiving with a cousin. Mr. Havenor will also go there today. Miss Bernadette O'Dnniel went to St. Louis, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Watson Tuley and Mrs. Everett Jackson spent yester day in Hannibal. Mrs. H. B. Saunders and daughter Virginia, of Lakenan, were Monroe visitors yesterday. For Quick Sale. 178 acre farm in arion Co. Mo. Fair set of im provements, about 100 acres plow land balance timber pasture, on R. F. D. and phone service. Price $1(100 per acre, Can make terms. 7 miles from Monroe City. Node .Green. 6t The Best of the Ba.jain You get a bargain when you Ret The Youth's Companion for 1917 for $200 52 issues crowded from cover to cover with the nailing you most enjoy, but you net the best of the bargain if ymi suoscnbe the minute you read tins, lor men you will net free every imiulier of The Companion issutd between the time you subscribe and New Year's If you send your $2 00 at once that means a lot of reading for which you won't have to pay a cent. And then the long, glorious 52 weeksof Companion reading to come after! Let us send you the Forecast for 1917. which tells nil about what is in store for Companion read ers in 1917. By special arrangement new. subscribers for The Youth's Com panion can have also McCall's maga zine for 1917 both publications for $2 10. Our two-at-one-price offer in cludes: 1. The Youth's Companion 52 is sues of 1917. 2. All the remaining issues of 191t 3. The Companion Home Calendar for 1917. 4. McCall's magazine 12 fashion numbers of 1917. 5 One l.Vcenl Mi-Call Dress Pattern your choice irom your lirst nutn- derof the magazine - it you send a 2 cent stamp with your selection. The Youth's Companion, St. Paul St., Boston.. Mas. New subsctiptions reejivl at this office. He Knew. Little Willie was playing with the girl next door, wheu the latter ex claimed: "Don't you hear your mother call ing you? That's three times she's done so. Aren't you going in?" "Not yet," replied Willie, imper turbably. "Won't she whip you?" demanded the little girl. awed. "No!" exclaimed Willie, "she's got company. So wheu 1 go in she'll just say, "The poor little man has been so deaf since he's had the measles.' " Celebrated Birthday Tuesday was Henry McCann's fiftieth birthday. A friend of his was wise to the fact and planned a little surprise. Mr. and Mrs. R F. Pierceall, Mr. and Mrs. R. L Pierceall, Mr and Mrs. H. B. Mudd. Mr and Mrs. Win. Mudd. Mr and Mrs T. B. Hayden. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Drake and Mr. and Mrs. Win. Hamilton went to the McCaun home with a splendid lunch, consisting of sandwiches. pickles, cake and coffee and had a very pleasant time. Euchre was the entertainment of the evening Phone your news to the Demo crat. Mrs, John Clawsou was a Han nibal visitor yesterday. Market Report. For day before date of paper Hogs $8.50 Sheep $s oo Lambs $8.00 Cattle $6.00 Cream. . 4flc Poultry. Hens 134c Spring chickens 1 1-2 to 2 1-2 pounds 15c Old Roosters nft Ducks joe Turkey Hens 20c Young Toms- 20c Toms. 18c Guineas.each '. 17C Geese.-'. 114c Eggs straight 36c Butter.. Green Hides. ....... uc Wheat.o. 2 U0 Oats. RA New Baled Hay.....;. $8.00 to 10.00