23 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1899
Page
1
James Mayes attends to business in St Louis while local ads list a public sale of C C Lewis's property, job ads for wood choppers, glove promotions, and house repairs. The page also notes court cases, political opinions, hospitalities, and reflections on state politics with multiple local names.
Valley Democrat notes Dockery as a faithful guardian of the treasury, sleepless and tireless in protecting public funds and opposing wrong. A tale from Lees Creek hill recalls perseverance as a mule and mover pull a wagon to the hilltop despite hardship.
The Leader Record argues a legislator is chosen to protect public interests, not to pursue personal gains or push a favored field when it does not serve the people. The piece stresses accountability and duty to constituents.
War news from Madrid reports that all serving captains of Spanish warships destroyed off Santiago and in Manila Bay by American fleets will undergo court martial. Manila dispatches note volunteers abandoning a vessel, rebels holding areas near Gandilape Pasig and Petoro, with intense heat hindering the army. T. J. Griffith dies of pneumonia. funeral held with Masonic rites. Griffith, born 1842 in Marion County, Massachusetts, lived in the city since Tech bso.
A reader criticizes Monroe County Court for cutting road levies and mismanaging funds. The letter argues that paying overseers to patch roads costs more than the work, inflating expenses by about 40 percent. It claims annual capital drain from new assessments and cites a $255 item plus a $47.50 charge as examples of alleged waste.
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