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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
8
The writer questions why country school teachers abbreviate words such as Sun Tue Tues Sat and why textbooks teach this. The piece argues abbreviations slow students learning to write and suggests business signs push for a change in education. Mrs W J Jackson and children from Woodland visit Isaac Mclatire and wife.
A J Frazier posts a firm warning on his farm to hunters and trespassers and vows prosecution. The piece also notes social visits and local chatter about residents and guests including Mr and Mrs Glenn Wood of Perry, Mrs John Demaree of Bluffs, Isaac McIntire and wife, Fred Hawkins, Marvin Anderson, and Henry Yeager. A quoted editorial contrasts Taft’s remark God knows with a call to responsibility in finding work in tough times. Clarence Smith, Kirksville Normal student, spent the weekend with his parents J Frank and Mrs Smith.
A dealer extols a newly unloaded buggy as superior with style, finish, and guaranteed quality. The note also reports Preston Hancock and family moving to Danipban in Ripley County Missouri, leaving the Huntington area with the expectation of their return offering solace.
Miss Lizzie Gottman of Warren was in the city Thursday en route to Palmyra to visit friends, a brief regional note on travel and social visits.
Jim and L K Lawrence sold bags to be delivered at Clapper this week at 4 20 Albert Lanham bought 3 gifts and 18 pigs from Dick Buckman at 40 Miss Grace Osbourne ill of quinsy but recovering Mrs Joe Buckman recovering from appendicitis Ground Hoy lost half his calendar Charley Montgomery has ground broke Several farmers discuss sowing oats Jim Whelan of Cherokee Oklahoma says alfalfa thrives in new state with 3 to 5 cuttings yearly yields 14 3 tons best seed crops yield 8 bushels per acre selling 6 to 8 Hagar visiting niece Mrs A R Parsons Ernest Borden baby ill Fence line noted for state fencing plans Stork brings children to several families including Cecil Dawson W Elliott Jr and Thomas White Broken Leg incidents at home gardening thoughts Walker Lee Stoddard visiting Avon Indiana Baz Hays Rush Turner duck hunting Mississippi bottoms Horace Utterback visited Telephone orders for groceries from J E Christian Edward Byrd called to Shelbina by ill father Uncle Ben Bly wife died in Santa Clara Cal R O Cranston and Master Bob visit St Louis Groceries and seeds advertised Economy Store Jo Christian buys groceries Pianos sold by KE Reid Charles Tewell and John Madden Snide visiting Monroe relatives Robert Mudd home from the Philippines S J Christian and Grace Terrill called to Shelbina by ill relative
R T Leake of Center visiting in the city to discuss their claim in the Leake estate in New York valued at 600 million dollars. He just returned from the east and expects heirs to soon come into their own.
Miss Ella Fitzpatrick wraps up a successful term of school at Ely school on Friday night. She is described as not only a teacher but an educator. For sale small house and lot by J B Christian.
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