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Moberly Wlekly Monitor. 'r VOLUWfc THIRTY-EIGHT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1907, MOBERLY, RANDOLPH COUNTY, MISSOURI, NUMBER 67 An Exquisite Showing of Leather Goods. will greet you here. Only in the last few days have ihepe ods bee re' eiV'-cl. You may know they are the latest.

Wa ymi to see them. Bags- Books, no exception to our rule supplying- the t-xa ting requi emerits Wi he best the ma ket affords ab ihe lowest possible price. Come and get acquainted with them THE JEWELER 313 Reed St, Phone 9 SUES NATIONAL ANNUITY MILLER SAYS CUT EXPENSES BUSCH HICKS AGAIN WILL OPEN RESTAURANT BRANCH BUSINESS FALLS OFF WILL MAYNARD MARRIED i E. Courtney Brings Suit AgnFnst The N. A.

on an Insurance policy of Four Thousand Dollars HOUSE THIEF AT VVOlUv Brown Mrrre Stolen From D. T. DJxon. Xear Mobcrly, Last Night A bold horse thlot visited thb farm of D. T.

Dlxon, northeast of Moberly, last night and stole a flue brown mure, getting away without leaving the slightest cine to his Identity. Marshal John Hogg notified and has communicated with the officers of neighboring towns and tho thJpf will probably bo apprehended In a short time. The mare is dnscribod as foping a dark browrrHE hands high and weighing 1300 pounds. A liberal reward offered for the return of the mare or conviction of tho thief. Tho New Rrn IRpal Estate hns ft snap in Fine--farm in edgo of town.

Oonkl he snbflivirlncl. ft has 94 flares, fniv imprnvfnnnrits Miirl vrnrth por HPI-P full mirl spf us. 51 In Rml St. Phono 480 Miss Bmma returned last eve m'ng from a pleasant two months visit with relatives in Kansas City. Forest 13.

Courtney today filed suit against the National Annuity, in which order he holds a $4,000 policy and tho case will come up for a hearing he- fore Judge Wm. Morrissey on January 23rd. Courtney avers that the $400 policy that he holds In the National Annuity certifies that tho lodge will pay $4000 1C he becomes totally disabled and his heirs will receive $4000 in case of his death. The lodge pays the $4000 at tho rate of $400 annually, payments ct $100 being made Quarterly. Mr.

Courtney alleges he has been totally disabled for the past six months from lung trouble and the lodge not paid him the $200 which is now duo him. He asks that tho court order tho $200 paid to him and that the.lodgo bo forced to give him $100 every three months until his policy of $4000 is settled. IVritton Order to Exercise all Precau- tion to Keep Down Shops ou 8 Hours December 1 NEW POSITION Arthur Merck, formerly chief stenographer to Superintendent Stumpf, who recently accepted a position in the office of the general superintend- of the Katy at St. Louis, writes that he IB well pleased with his new position and is getting along nicely. Arthur states that he, Fred Martin and Fred TJttrell, formerly in tho Wabash offices here, have secured quarters together at 4411 Washington, avenue, nml are having a great time to- gother, but all regret that they can not live in Moberly and do as well as they-are doing in St.

Louis. 1 To inquiring friends the boys send best regards and say that they will always be glad to see the Moberly people who visit'the Mound City. 1UYE GONE HUNTING: Engineer J. H. Harris, Yardmaster Fisher, Brakeinan Brown and Murray rjroadclns have gone to the Cut OK where they will spend the next few -lays hunting.

They are looking forward to a good time. Mechanics' Savings Bank I-STABUSH13D AT PRESENT LOCATION IN .1.872. WITH A CASH CAPITAL OF And 35 ears practical banking axperien-'-e in this cona- munity we cordia ly invite the 'p of the public. Due to the recent financial flurry and the present unsettled conditions among commercial centers all over the United States, the big corporations are gettin to a hasls of strict economy as fast as they can. The daily papers contain reports of big reductions in force and the-stopping of much construction work by all of the big railroads, ind now the Wabash is following suit.

Written orders have been received from General Manager Henry Millar to cut, to tlio very lowest, the expense of.operating this division of the road. The order is to become effective on November 15th, and to be kept up until further noUcc. The shops are ordered to be put on an eight hour clay, beginning with December 1st and tho order further states that expenses must be kept to tho minimum. Most of the construction work Is ordered stopped. The local men most affected are the shop and engine men, Tho linemen of the road have already felt the effects of the order for they have been notified that all extra gangtt are to be taken off and a reduction in the regular force is to be made not later than the 15th.

The men are ordered to rush all work for which extra help is authorized, and upon their release to send in check rolls for their time. Just, -what reductions will bo made In the shops and among the engine men has not yet been made public. Worthless Late of Moberly, Bnjn Out of Qulncy by the Police or That City. BAM Died Yesterday Morning of Croup After only Few Days Illness. Lillian Maude Gardner died Sunday morning at 11:15 o'clock at the family residence, 331 north Williams street, after a few days illness of spasmodic croup.

She was born Julv 11, 1905 and was just past her second blrthlay. She was the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gardner. Ullifin was a strong healthy baby, never ill until up to a short time before her death and was not then believed to be In any danger.

The death has been a severe blow to the devoted parents. The funeral will be held from the family residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and will be conducted by Rev, Monnett. Burial In Oakland Cemetery. WALKING BOOTS I I Swell Effects, New Lasts fj for Winter Wear. 8 V.

I JOE W. MULLEN! THE SHOE MAN THE MOBERLY TRIST COMPANY 1 PAYS INTEREST ON ITS SAVINGS ACCOU-NTS DECEMBER FIRVT We do a General Bank ng Business. Pay Interest on Saving- and time Deposits Make on good per- gonal and collateral security. Our stock ia owned by fc Fifty well-known and responsible people of Randolph county. Ask see list of stockholders.

S. the House Furnisher, can furnish your house from Cellar to garret in the most complete style at the lowest price, cash or credit- MOULDERS' TROUBLE ENDED An agreement has been reached, putting an end to the controversy existing between the moulders employed at the Wabash foundry and the com pany. The company requested the men to work nino hours a day instead of ten, to which the men objected, stating that if a reduction was to be made in the time, they preferred to work full days and knock off at the end of the week. This has been agreed to, so they will work ten hours a day, fivc3 days, or fifty hours, instead of. nine hours a day, six days, or fifty four hours.

General yacob Busch and Mrs. Emma couple of degenerates, who Moberly last summer and operated'tiere for six months as officers Christian Volunteers, were of Quincy last week by the police that city. While the couple made a living and they had two little them, both under 15 years' of who were common i bauds. -h John Patterson, then chief of police, ran the General and Captain Hicks out 'oj? Moberly and after they toured the they located in Quincy, 111., 'last'iugust They published a paper and solicited funds ahd have been doing well in the Illinois town. Some time ago they got hold of a six year oldigirl and had her solicit donations InjiBaloons and baudy houses until the stopped her.

The couple then took into their home a dining room girl about to become a motrier, and after the baby was born, the Hicks woman starved the child that it died In a few daya. The six-year old girl, found with Col Busch and 'Captain Hicks, says she was stolen irom her homo by the couple two old impostors claim giro's mother at Novinger, Mo.V^gaVo her to them. Busch and Hicks can't satisfactorily explain they are running about the country-together and are not mar- mied. The as tlien taken from them and the 1 fakes were ordered to leave tfulncy or beat rocks in the jail. 5ife" A rieV aMTc-extending Vincil 2 blocks! further thrown open to the public.

Bounded on the north by Union avenue and ou the south by Taylor street Only three blocks from East Park School Building. Agent on thq ground today. The Melancholy days are here, The saddest of the year." But it will make your heart Glad to see the new line at SALES IX PARTITION Sheriff Will Huston held two today at the house, one being the sale of the Eli Jennings place of 13 acres situated in the northeast part of the county, near Salem Church. The place was sold to George Hal- term an, bringing $300. The Jason farm, five miles east of the city, containing 160 acres, was sold in tracts of 40 acres each and was bought by the following: 40 acres to Elmer Dulaney and wife, $1080; 40 acres to Joe Clark, $1700; 40 acres to W.

H. Ornburn, 40 acres to B. F. Quisenberry, $1860. Both sales were for partition in order to make a division of the property among the heirs.

Carpenter's Have you seen the new Bracelets? We have them in our window. Watch our (1 It will pay you. We v. ill have something to say fnw days aboui Xmas Goods D. F.

Carpenter, Fashionable Jewelry. J. Yonng Will Engage in Cnfe nud Columbia Branch Shows a Decrease Soberly Boy Married in Illinois And Delicatessen Bakery Business ou December First. A new cafe will be opened in the Magic City ou December first, at which time W. J.

Young, now manager of the Wabash Hotel, will engage in business at 119 Reed street, the room now occupied by Cooper's pool room. He will open an up-to-date restaurant, with a delicatessen bakery in connection. The serving of oysters in all styles will be made a specialty by the new establishment and everything will be new and clean. The fixtures have already been purchased and are metropolitan and up-to date throughout. The bakery will not do a general baking business, but will cater to the fancy trade exclusively, making a class of goods not heretofore turned out in this city.

Mr. Young is himself a skilled baker and chef and will personally superintend that work. Mr, Young is a splendid gentleman and the Monitor wishes for him and his new venture a full measure of success. Of More Than $2,000 Diring tho Month of October. Business on the Columbia Branch of the Wabasb, for the month of October just-past, shows a decrease more than $2,000, The freight business as well as the passenger traffic is up to normal, the lower figure of this fall being duo to tho fact that last year the month of October was an excessively heavy freight month.

"I can account for some 40 cars c.f freight easily enough," said M. D. Bell, he Wabash station agent today. "Last ear there were 110 cars of coal shipped in during the month of October, vhile there was only 70 cars brought this month. The two cent rate Is mother I think the volume if business has not increased much ince the two cent rate went into elect" Living in East St.

BALTDTORE'S NEW BUS O. Rataer, proprietor of the Baltimore Hotel, has purchased a new bus, up-to-date in every respect and one of the most attractive vehicles seen ou our streets today. It will be used meet the trains during the winter months, in place of the automobile formerly used. The vehicle cost $1000 with an extra $100 for harness. Mr.

Ratzer and the Baltimore are keeping abreast of the times. DICKS GO TO BECATCH Twenty-four of the "Dicks," or the class of locomotives used on this division of the Wabash so extensively for some time, have been ordered seut to Decatur anjiv Detroit Divisions for service. They are being replaced hero by engines of the 800 class, a larger type. DIED IN ST. LOUIS The many Moberly friends of Mrs.

W. J. Score, wife of a former commission broker of this city, will regret to learn of the death of her father, which occurred Thursday at his home in St. Louis. Mrs.

Score 1 father was a very aged gentleman and his death had been expected for some time. In this month's issue of the Trainmen's Journal, we see that the Bro- hevhood of Railway Trainmen has al- owed the full amount of the policies arrled in that order by Buford Hulen and Neal Magruder, both of this city, on the ground of total disability and ach of the gentlemen, formerly employed by the Wabash as brakemen, las received the sum of $1350. Mr. Hulen has been deprived of the ise of his arm as the result of a fall rom a box car about a year ago. Mr.

Magruder has been, in poor lealth for a year or more and his Condition renders him unfit for service and necessitates a change to a more healthful climate. The many friends of these popular young fellows are glad to see.they lave secured this settlement though deeply, at the same tima. necessity for it. milTHDAY DINNER Mr. aud Mrs.

E. L. Patison entertained a few friends at dinner today in honor of Mr. Patison's birthday. Those present were Mr.

and P. Patison, Mr. and Mrs. A. H.

Shearer.of Miami, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Oscar Smith and little daughter, Winifred. M-r.

Patisou received a number of presents and all joined in wishing him many more such happy birthdays many more such dinners. CIRCUIT COURT DELAYED The adjourned term of circuit court that was to have convened today did not meet until 6 o'clock this afternoon as Judge Martin came by way of the Katy from the south and it wan nearly five hours late. It Is not thought that will last very long as there IB practically no business to come' -befora, the court or In'arrest of Oil Your Harness It Pays Quart Can 25 Cents RETURNED TO OLD MEXICO Mrs. J. E.

Davis, wife of the former pastor of the Baptist church here, departed today, accompanied by her two sons, for her home in Leon, Old Mexico, where her husband is stationed aa a missionary. Her daughter, Irene, will remain here, making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Phil Mileham and to school. Mrs.

Davis' visit in the city has been a very pleasant one. UNDERWENT AN OPERATION Frank Lairly, aged about 30 years, residing on the old Chilton farm, near Middle Grove, was operated on by a Moberly surgeon yesterday morning for appendicitis. The work was entirely satisfactory and the, patient is expected to mend rapidly. COAi IS GOING UP The price oi; coal is steadily advancing from 11 cents, at which price it has been retailed all fall. It has taken a jump and is now being sold at 11 Ms to 1.3% cents.

Coal dealers inform us that in the past two weeks there has been an increase of 72 cents per ton A further increase may be expected. F. Stephens, a Wabash carpenter residing on Vindl street, received word today that his father is in a dying condition in Kansas City. Miss Lutle Bozarth to today to visit inothen Will Maynard; oldest son of Wm. Maynard, of this city, surprises hla friends by writing back that he haa married since leaving Moberly.

The ceremony was performed about month ago in Heron, 111., bride-being a popular and talented young lady of that place. Mr. Maynard and bride are now making their home in East St. Louis, where he holds a splendid position at the printing trade. Will ranks with the most capable men of that crait nd his friends here hope his future ife may hold much of happiness and rosperity In store for him.

RECEIVED INSURANCE luford Hiilcn "and Neal Magruder Pnid By Trainmen ior Total Disabilltf. BACK FROM ARKANSAS Councilman'J. P. Sinnock has returned from his visit to Arkansas vhere he went on business and for a visit with his son-in-law, Mr. Fletch- jr.

The latter is engaged in the lum- jer business in Arkansas and is doing -well. Mr. Sinnock reports that every ittle town around Jonesboro, Arkansas, is a lumber camp and that It ts a sight to see the logs that are taken to the mills. The logs from tho cypress swamps are -hauled by oxen and to a Missourian, used to seeing work done by horses and mules, sight is an interesting one. While away he met several people who had formerly lived In Moberly and each and every one evinced a ceen interest in their former home and were glad to hear from Mr.

Sln- lock that the town was prospering ns is. Mr. Sinnock also says that be net but few men to whom the name of Moberly was not familiar, show- that our reputation is not confined to a narrow scope of country. He got home this morning at 5 o'clock and found the cold spell on, while' In the country from which tui same the children were running about their bare feet. WELL CREWS IS BEAD.

Will Crews, a popular" young man if Clark, well the Magflc Hy, succumbed to the ravages of hat consumption, last, night at 8:33 o'clock after an emended and painful illness. Deceased was 22 years of age and one of the county's finest men, whose death, will occasion gen- ral regret. Dr. T. D.

Mangus and other Mobery friends of the deseased will attend funeral. RENOWNED Madame renowned Claira- voint and Medium, is In the city and will offer her services for a short time to the people of this vicinity. Madame Hill is the one who predicted the San Francisco disaster aud has a wide reputation as a medium, Claims to read the past, present and future of all who consult with her. She has secured apartments with Mrs. D.

Kelly on west Rollins street and will be glad to meet the people of Moberly during her short stay In the city. ATTENDED FUNERAJL Mrs. Bettie Harrison has returned from Howard county where she was called by the death of her aunt, Mrs. Mary Franklin, who died the first of last week at the home of her son. Mrs.

Franklin formerly resided here about nine years ago and was quite well known to our people. -inn -ili Miss Ruth Martin returned to her houm in Centralia today after with Moberlr WILL HORAN INJURED. Clbow Dislocated and Feet Badly Broisod by a Fall Wlillc at Work Yesterday. Will Koran, a painter employed by be Wabash, was the victim of an ac- ident yesterday which, resulted in though, not serious injuries, le fell from the scaffold on which he vas working yesterday morning, for- unately however, lighting on his eet. Both of his feet were badly bruised their contact with the hard ground and in to catch himself he dia- ocated Ms left arm at the elbow.

He was taken to the hospital, where ils injuries were treated and he will a patient of that institution for ome time. DIED NEAR JACKSONVILLE Miss Ada 14. year-old daughter of and -Mrs. John Joulter, died suddenly at home of ie.r parents, two. miles northeast of Jacksonville.

She had been ill but a few daya Eind her death is an extremely sad one. The bereaved relatives have the iympathy" of the community In their iad hours. The funeral services were held this afternoon. W. D.

Coulter, of Columbia passed through here today to at- end the funeral. KILLED AT KANSAS CITY Sam Bibb, a colored, boy, the son John this run over by a street car in Kansas City yes- and killed. Young Bibb formerly resided in this olty and a time was employed is omce boy for John E. Lynch. His father and mother had parted and ie had gone Kansas City to be wita lis mother when helmet bis death.

The senior Bibb 'will endeavor vo .1 ave the remains brought back from placebo Moberly for burial. HUTSELL FARM SOLD The old.Hutsell farm, located three and one-half "miles northeast of jrly, was sold today at a sale held at' the court house in this city, bought by "Jerry'-" Hutsell. The farm Consists of 95'acres and adjoins Mr. Hutsell's present farm. The consideration was about $1,400.

I LOT real estate dem- ler, this afternoon sold a lot on south Fourth street belonging to S. B. Me- Cully to Fireman G.P. Stephens who sides on west Coates street. The new owner bought the place as an invert- pent but may; build on It next Mel Rhodefer resigned hto position at the shoe factory and will to St.

Jjouis where he will enter a print shop and study the art of printing Mel Is one of the nicest and reliable young men In" pur city and his energy intellect should tot htm.