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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
1
The event invites the public to hear Sen. Stone speak at 7 30 p m on Saturday at the Opera House. Boulware's Shoe Store advertises fall and winter footwear offering the latest styles and quality shoes at appealing prices to attract customers.
Local agricultural notes list sales and trades of cows Shropshire bucks ducks chickens and hogs plus land and equipment. Names include Harry A McClintic Nineteen Shropshire bucks Henry Duret G W Wood J E Spiker J W Osborne and others with prices like 80 95 and 3250 for cattle. Also reports of wheat weevil testing corn yields well drilling water from a well and various household births.
Church column recalls Rev J E Travis and several ministers visiting the city, notes on district meetings and upcoming Methodist and Presbyterian services with Sunday School and leagues schedules. Report also mentions rail-ground demolition plans near the depot area and a street-side scuffle between John Smith and Jefferson Burns, highlighting local tensions and employment.
The Withers Mill post office and general store were dynamited about midnight Friday. Thieves took $155 from the safe, a fine double barreled shotgun, a valise, and several pocket knives. Harold Hutcherson is the postmaster and store proprietor. He locked the safe after closing Friday night and left the key.
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