Farmers notices and local sales in Monroe City area
A cluttered Farmers column lists items for sale and notice of property takings. Milking cows, Shropshire ducks, chickens, bucks, and a pale horse remain available or claimed. Local names include Harry A McClintic, Mrs L M Redman, Henry Durst, A J Frazier, and Ed Pepper with corn, bees, and wheat updates. Market reports hint at corn show samples and regional farming activity in Monroe County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A McClintic
L M Redman
Henry Durst
A .J Frazier
Route 6
Earhart
Marion County
Monroe City
Democrat
Ed Pepper
Weil
G W Davis Thes
JC Schott
J B Headrick
Jasper McClintic
W M Shoemate
Not Drunk Not Drunk Stone Speech In Monroe City
A local account defends Senator W J Stone from drunkenness charges after a Chicago lecture voice failure. Dr J L Sweeney treated Stones fading vocal cords with menthol tablets and chloroform, while witnesses attest he was sober. The piece cites Oct 3 1908 Monroe City Opera House and notes supporters including W W Longmire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Hughes
New York
Chicago
W.J. Stone
Senator Stone
Joseph Boarman
Saline Township
Ralls County
J. L. Sweeney
Monroe City
W. W. Longmire
W. J. Stone
Fahy to Speak at Centers in October Circuit
Col W B Fahy will address audiences at Center on Friday Oct 9 at 7 30 p m and Oct 13 at 7 30 p m with engagements in Oras Theos Oct 10 at 2 30 p m. reports note a medical procedure on Mrs H B Mudd of St Louis where a liver growth was found but not removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Fahy
Theos
H. B. Mudd
St. Louis
W.T. Youell
Katy
Churches and clergy notes fill weekly column
A long column lists church activities across Missouri with multiple pastors visiting, protracted meetings and holy days at St Judes, Harmony church, Holy Rosary, and Immaculate Conception. It covers first communion, altar details, parish events, Sunday school schedules, and local clergy news alongside a fox hounds race in Monte Ne and community happenings in Indian Creek.
Friday Kid Lose 5 to 0 at Par. Saturday High School Also Lose 5 to 0
The Friday Kid football team was defeated 5 to 0 at Par. The Saturday High School team traveled to Hannibal and lost 5 to 0. The Shelbina Gun Club plans an amateur shoot on October 15, 1908, with a full program for sport enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Shelbina Gun Club
Farmers & Merchants Telephone Co Elects Officers
Annual meeting reported the Farmers and Merchants Telephone Co in prosperous condition though not all business claimed. Directors elected for the year include J A Yates G W Tooley L L Owen Jane Smith W Of Elliott Dr J ff Beillor Hamilton A Lee Ely T A Jones J F Rodgers W J Rouse. Officers named Tuesday: President A Lee Ely Vice President James Smith Treasurer Elbert Yates Secretary W J Rouse Executive Committee J A Yates W Elliott W J Rouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers & Merchants Telephone Co
Monroe City
J. A. Yates
G. W. Tooley
L L Owen
Janes Smith
W. of Elliott
J. Ff. Be
Or Hamilton
A. Lee Ely
T. A. J ¥Neos
J. F. Rodgers
W. J. Rouse
James Smith
Elbert Yates
J. A. Yates W . Elliott
Senator Stone Praised Yet Physical Strain Affects Speech
A large audience at the opera house Saturday evening heard Senator Stone deliver a rousing Democratic speech though he struggled to speak due to fatigue from frequent recent appearances. He urged support for the party and his re election prospects, promising more remarks next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Stone
Opera House
Stone
Two Weddings Announced for October and November 1908
Cards announce the marriage of Miss Jessie M Henderson and Roy B Meriwether at the Christian Church at noon on Wednesday October 21 1908. A second wedding is planned for Miss F Boarman daughter of Mrs Susan E Boarman and James McFarland at 8 p m at the Christian Church November 4 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie M
Jasper Henderson
Roy B. Meriwether
Christian Church
F''a
Susan E. Boarman
James McFarland
Democratic Speaking by Vandiver Opens Friday at 1 P M
The Democrat reports Hon W D Vandiver Insurance Commissioner will speak in the city at 1 pm Friday. He is described as an earnest, forceful speaker expected to entertain the audience. The item also notes local social notes including travel and a purse return by Harry Gones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Vandiver
Georgia Beshear
Harry Gones
the Democrat
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Bryan
M. E. & T. Depot
Harry A M icClintic
W B Arnold
J Wingerter & Son
Monroe
Bob
Jack McDonald
Gore Coleman
Wadsworth & Sons
Jno
Owen
Beeves
Gene Madden
H Simmons
Joe Friend
M Hendricks
C Lehnbauer
Thomas Bynum
City
Geo. Howe
Parner
Ross SR
Barger & McClintic
Fessen & McElroy
Berd Bros
Monroe Milling Co
Jack Evans
Henderson & Sons
Sam Frank Taylor
D. D
Lafayette Park Baptist Church of
St. Louie
Dr. Taylor
Baptist Church In
Missouri
ST. Judes
T. Mullen
Bishops Visitation
Friends
Jas. Noble
B. D. Weeks
B. F. Hixson
E. S. Hampton
Rails County
Monroe Baptist Association
Harmony Church
Dr. Edwards of
Cameron
Warren Baptist Church
The
W. M. White
Mexico
J. A. Maddox
Kansas City
Fes
Mullen
Cunningham
J. A. Cunningham
J. Rapien
Church of Immaculate Conception
J. N. Boyd
Shelbina Methodist Church
Faust
Holy Rosary Church
Holy Rosary Groupe
Hattie Tewell
Nettie
Ruth Mudd
Gladys Pierce All
Virgie Hoar
Lucy and
F. Yates
Easter Grimm
John Kendrick
Paul Robey
William Lawless
Roy Gones
Angelo Hagar
W. F. M. Society
First Baptist
Lord's Day
Christ and
Peter
Bible School
Sim
Christian Endeavor
Monte Ne
Ark
C. Spalding
Virginia
Spalding
Norris
Ingian Creek
John Campbell
Annie Miskill
Mart Carrico
Beloit
Kansas
Indian Creek
Father Cooney
Emma Yates
Eliza Isman
Kentucky
Joe Hays
Edison, Neb
New. Bank
Hasgewell
Home Institution
J. R. Dawson
Mr Bowen
Hannibal Bay
J. N. Wilson
Garden City
M. E. Melson
L. C. Wilson
Geo. W. McGlasson
Warren
William Lee
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