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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
6
Poem recounting a mother and daughter dressing in lilac silk and worn clothes to watch Jim, captain of a boat crew, win the college race. The youngest brother Jim dies young, but the winner returns to kiss his mother amid finery and pride, while notes of local exams and quirky extracts follow.
The notice asks parishioners to pay annual assessments for St Judes Cemetery to cover care of graves and grass. It warns that unpaid 1908 and 1909 assessments will hinder maintenance and invites timely payment addressed to R Manning Walker, Treasurer.
An aristocrat with no heirs made a will leaving his estate to a close acquaintance who acted as guide and friend. A single rude remark about ownership of sheep triggered the old man to change his will, costing the beneficiary about a million and a half. The tale, recounted by Harry Harness in Strand Magazine, exposes the folly of impoliteness.
Insist that your father, your brother, or your husband gets his new spring suit made here where style, material and finish are superior and price remains fair. Our tailoring is correct in fit stylish in form and beautiful in finish.
Memphis on June 10 hosted what may be the last large parade of United Confederate veterans. Heat shortened the route to a mile. older members exited, yet officers found few eligible. Dixie and My Maryland bands spurred aging marchers, followed by Forrest’s cavalry survivors and several thousand veterans’ sons. Major General John H. McDowell led as grand marshal amid flags and crimson symbols.
The Missouri system of assessing property for taxes is flawed. The poor man with a small home bears higher rates, while wealthier taxpayers with notes evade their fair share. The Louisiana News notes a clergyman once received a basket of potatoes after remarking that some “common taters” did not agree with him, a jab from parishioners.
Prof J T Vaughn of Kirksville Normal celebrated his 18th anniversary with his wife on a Thursday trip to Future Great. Miss Jaeger of Monroe City sang at the Christian church and was praised for her rare voice. Clarence Headrick, once a cub at the Katy depot, was promoted to night operator at the Paris depot. Earl Wilcox began work as a courteous clerk at W H Moss pharmacy.
Excursion fares from Hannibal Missouri to Detroit New York City Boston Buffalo Niagara Falls Toronto and more with various sale dates and return limits. Special trips to Los Angeles Portland Alaska Yukon Exposition and other resorts with liberal stopovers. Information available from Miss India Griffith of Kansas City and Katherine Gooch of Shelburne after arrival Thursday.
Sam Lloyd of Greentop Missouri Herald describes a year old fowl bred from a black rooster and a guinea hen. The bird shows mixed traits of guinea and chicken, larger than a guinea, nearly black with light brown feather tips. The mother was retained and the father unknown to the reader until confirmation. The note invites readers to view the fowl to settle doubts about its origin.
Miss Ruth Clark of Mexico underwent a Friday May 21 operation at Parker Memorial hospital to treat a severe burn on her left leg. Skin taken from her other leg was grafted onto the injured area as she recovers.
The piece explains a local follow-up approach in Monroe City where firms persistently contact buyers about good offerings. Readers are urged to monitor the Democrat to catch items while they are current, noting the paper’s role in distributing timely news.
City tax book for 1908 completed by City Clerk H J Findly after last year’s assessment. Real estate totals 901 715 personal property 192 745 and money and notes 30 025. About three fourths of a million dollars on deposit in city banks suggests most money reported to assessors for taxation.
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