20 Aug 1908
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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
1
A historic Monroe County fair drew the largest attendance on record with a robust stock show and a 110 flyer display, while four days of racing thrilled crowds. Two serious track accidents occurred but drivers and horses recovered. experts praised the event and proposed expansion to accommodate future crowds.
A collection of rural notices. Sheep losses occur as trespassers kill eleven, leading to posting against trespass. Several market and farming items follow: sale of fancy Shropshire stock, mules, horses, and mares. shipments of wheat, hogs, lambs, poultry, eggs, hides, and cream. Local obituaries note Elizabeth Hays born 1852 and died 1908, with memorial details.
Church notices announce midweek column deadline and list pastors visiting Pike Lincoln and Audrain counties. Protracted ME Church meeting opens Tuesday with Bishop Morrison presiding. services and Sunday School details given, plus parish activities and notes on location and attendance.
Walter Flournoy of the Savoy Hotel in Kansas City Missouri seeks a wife. He prefers a blonde partner. He asks for a response from a suitable applicant. The description notes the woman would not be very bright.
The Monroe City public schools will open Monday September 7 with an excellent corps of teachers. Every child in the district should be present on the first day and throughout the term and should strive to make this the best school year in Monroe City. The teachers should have the hearty cooperation of every resident.
Mrs Katherine Lear will sell all of her household goods at private gate before she leaves the city on Sunday. The sale includes furniture and personal items from her home as she departs the area.
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