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The following were recorded as paying fines to the Associate Division Fine Collection Center for Jan. 19.
For speeding: Michael W. Beaudry, Columbia; Lawrence J. Bonnarens, Elsberry; David L. Farrell, Holliday; Janet S. Kerby, Unionville; Mary G. Mace, Jefferson City; Shelby D. Nelson, Ottawa, Ill.; Kimberly A. Roberts, Moberly; Laura A. Tullock, Monroe City. For possessing wildlife illegally: Matthew A. Baker, Stoutsville. For seat belt violation: Richard L. Bowlin Jr., Perry.

Circuit Court
For Jan. 13: Christal D. Graves, Madison, property damage in the second degree, $150 fine and 60 days in the Monroe County Jail; Johnny Joseph Riley, Columbia, speeding 73 mph, $180.50.
For Jan. 19: Candace D. Hamilton, Paris, speeding 59 mph, $200.50; Randolph L. Sparkman, Monroe City, speeding 78 mph, $155.50; Andre C. White, Monroe City, two counts of domestic assault in the third degree, six months in the Monroe County Jail and placed on two years of private probation; Tod A. (not Swinkey Todd) Hays, Monroe City, assault in the third degree, 30 days in the Monroe County Jail and placed on two years of court-monitored probation; Richard T. Franklin, Monroe City, probation revoked on two assault charges and defendant ordered to serve 180 days in the Monroe County Jail; Tony R. Green, Moberly, probation on driving while revoked extended, new two-year term on probation and ordered to serve two days in the Monroe County Jail as shock probation on a probation violation.

Civil Court
Arrow Financial Services, LLC vs. Brian L. Crigler, judgment for the plaintiff $1,698.77 plus court costs and interest; Midland Funding, LLC vs. Audrey S. Walterscheid, judgment for the plaintiff $1,051.20 plus court costs and interest.   4661 100127 1/27/2010 cnw

Monroe City Police Chief Rick Stone reported the following activity for the past week.
Police assisted with a domestic complaint involving children on Jan. 18.
Charles W. Woollen IV was issued a summons for running a stop sign and failure to register on Jan. 18.
Police assisted the Monroe county Sheriff’s Department with an arrest of A. Tillet. Tillet had a Marion County warrant for a failure to appear on a traffic violation.
Police assisted Monroe City Ambulance personnel with several incidents.
On Jan. 20, Camille L. Murphy was arrested on a city warrant for failure to obey a judge’s orders, driving while suspended and possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana.
On Jan. 22, police received a report of a hostile customer at Adventureland. The customer left prior to police arrival.
On Jan. 22, police arrested Randall L. Arch for driving while intoxicated, failure to stop at a stop sign and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway.
On Jan. 23, police disposed of a raccoon on East Dover Street after someone reported that the raccoon was acting strangely and had no eyes.
On Jan. 23, police arrested Annie R. Ledbetter on a Marion County warrant for forgery. She was transported to the Marion County Jail.
On Jan. 25, police received a report of a fight between Kyla Minter and Jessica Raleigh in the 600 block of South Monroe St. Summons were issued for disorderly conduct.
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The Monroe County Commission met on Thursday, Jan. 14, with Presiding Commissioner Donald Simpson and Associate Commissioners Mike Whelan and Glenn E. Turner all present.
The Commission and the County Clerk conducted a work session on the county budget.
The Commission met with Anita Dunkle, Monroe County Collector, to review the proposed 2010 Collector’s budget.
The Commission also met with Judy Harmon, Monroe County Assessor, to review the proposed Assessor’s budget.
The Commission also met with Monroe County Circuit Clerk Paula Delaney to discuss the proposed budget for 2010.
The Commission also met on Friday, Jan. 15 with Simpson, Whelan and Turner all present.
The Commission met with Joe Colston, Monroe County Sheriff Deputy, to receive an update on a proposed USDA Grant Application.
The Commission also met with Fire Chief Steve Jones to review the LEPC Budget proposed for 2010.
The Commission also met with Sheriff David Hoffman to review the proposed budget for 2010.
The Commission approved the Quarterly Assessment Reimbursement Report.
The Commission and the County Clerk met with Monroe County Recorder Mary Sue Meals to discuss the proposed Recorder’s Budget for 2010.
The Commission and the County Clerk also met with Monroe County Circuit Clerk Paula Delaney to review the County Budget for 2010.
The Commission and the County Clerk also met with Sam Curd, Monroe County 911 Coordinator to review the proposed 911 Budget for 2010.
The Commission met with Michael Purol with Poepping Stone Bach & Associates Engineering firm.
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Alexander Pope, the famous 18th century English poet, said in 1709: “A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.” In more modern language: a small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they really are. This is particularly true of history where the passage of time creates more to study and filters are often applied to our history books.
The past week has been a particularly sobering time in view of the devastation caused by Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. Images of the the physical destruction and reports of the catastrophic loss of life have been circulated around the world. The death toll will probably exceed the estimated 124,000 causalities of the Haitian Slave Revolt that begin in 1791.
As emotionally disturbing as those images have been, and as inspirational as the world-wide effort to aid the victims has become, Haiti seems far removed from anything that directly touches us here in Northeast Missouri. You may not realize the importance of that small Caribbean nation to the history of Missouri. The events that led to the establishment of Haiti as the first republic ruled by people of African descent in 1804 helped seal the deal between France and the United states for the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
The “Age of Enlightenment” in the mid-1700s inspired Thomas Jefferson to pen the American Declaration of Independence in 1776. At that time the big three political powers were England, France and Spain. While the resulting American War of the Revolution raged, Jefferson returned to his native Virginia and was elected Governor 1779-1781. After the death of his wife Sept. 6, 1782, he was encouraged to return to public life. He was sent to France to help negotiate commercial treaties for the newly formed United States of America and in 1785 replaced Benjamin Franklin as Minister to France. He returned to the United States in 1789 to become General George Washington’s Secretary of State.
Possibly due to the apparent success of the United States’ break with England, the “Age of Enlightenment” was creating social and political upheaval in France. Looking to the Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence as a model, on August 26, 1789, the National Constituent Assembly of France published the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen which opened a bloody and costly revolution that lasted until 1799.
Ownership of land in the western hemisphere had frequently changed hands between the big three European powers. At the beginning of the French Revolution Saint-Dominique, now known as Haiti, was a French colony. Spain controlled the rest of the island of Hispaniola, now known as the Dominican Republic. Then, as now, coffee and sugar were Saint-Dominique’s main exports. The large plantations required slave labor in even greater numbers than did the southern plantations of the new formed United States of America. Free land owners of color (who also owned slaves) were a significant portion of the population in Saint-Dominique. As early as 1780 it was feared by the French and Americans alike that there would be a slave uprising in that country that could spread to the United States. The French Revolutionary government granted citizenship to wealthy free people of color in May 1791; white plantation owners objected. Slaves outnumbered the white population and free persons of color about eight to one. On Aug. 22, 1791, the slaves rose in revolt and plunged the colony into civil war. France declared war on Great Britain in 1793 and the slave leaders allied themselves with Great Britain.
The events that followed are a study unto themselves. Suffice it to say here that although the American and French Revolutions began with much the same philosophies, the governments that survived the ensuing wars were quite different. The 1790s were a volatile time in French and American relations. James Monroe, for whom Monroe County, Missouri, was later named, became a key-player in international politics. President George Washington named him as Minister to France in 1794 and although he was eventually perceived as a friend of the French and their politics, he ran afoul of the Federalists at home and was recalled after three years. He was particularly critical of Alexander Hamilton, the leader of the Federalist Party and first Secretary of the Treasury.
The French Revolution ended in 1799 with the establishment of new “ruling triumvirate.” By February 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte was established as the powerful First Counsel in a practical dictatorship with a constitution wrapped firmly around him. He was elected by the French people as Consulate for life in 1802 and Emperor of France in 1804.
One biography of Napoleon describes him as “one of the greatest military commanders and a risk taking gambler; a workaholic genius and an impatient short term planner.” One of his first acts as First Counsel was to negotiate a secret treaty with Spain that returned land in North America to France. The Treaty of San Ildefonso gave France control over the important Port of New Orleans at the mouth of the Mississippi River and all of Louisiana west of the river. As American settlers moved west New Orleans was extremely important port for shipping their products to world markets. The largely unexplored land west of the Mississippi was coveted by Americans as their need for land outgrew their Colonial boundaries.
Thomas Jefferson, who had been vice-president of the United States under John Adams, won the presidency in 1800. He took office in the spring of 1801 and named Robert Livingston Minister to France. By then Jefferson knew about the treaty with Spain and, so the history books say, dispatched Livingston to try and negotiate the purchase of New Orleans.
France was still at war with Great Britain and Napoleon needed peace to implement the Treat of San Ildefonso and establish a New World Empire. On March 11, 1803, he prepared to invade Great Britain. Napoleon had attempted to nullify previous legislation that gave the Haitian slaves their freedom and another slave revolt essentially drove the French out of the country. It became clear by the spring of 1803 that with the loss of Haiti, and the expense involved of fighting that revolt and waging war with the British that the French government was broke.
The stage was set for the balance of world power to turn to the United States of America. On April 30, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was signed by Robert Livingston, James Monroe, and Barbé Marbois in Paris. Was it mere coincidence and a short-term solution to Napoleon’s financial woes, or a well orchestrated behind-the-scenes plan that allowed the United States to buy not only the Port of New Orleans but all Louisiana Territory?
Next week we’ll look at the key players in the Louisiana Purchase and their involvement in the American Philosophical Society.



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90 Years Ago
Jan. 30, 1920
Miss Leona Settle, formerly of Monroe City and a member of a well known family, was married to Joseph T. Crawford on Jan. 25 in Birmingham, Ala.
Miss Beulah Owen and Chalmer Benson, both of the Hassard community were married Jan. 28 by the Rev. W.A. McKee, Methodist minister.
Warren W. Fuqua was elected president of the Missouri Cooperative Shipping Association a state federation of livestock shipping associations.
Daniel Boone of Ely purchased the B.G. Moss residence on North Main Street.
A son was born Jan. 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Claud Watson.
The following Monroe City women received certificates for successfully completing the course in home nursing given by Miss Linnie Frank, Red Cross nurse in Monroe County: Mrs. T.M. Boulware, Mrs. Bailey T. Turner, Mrs. L.M. Wood, Mrs. H.R. Starrett, Mrs. G.E. Chipman, Mrs. James T. Hanly, Mrs. Oscar Lindstrom, Mrs. J.W. O’Daniel, Mrs. Mamie Fields, Miss Georgie Renshaw, Miss Grace Turner, Miss Edna Nolen and Miss Ruth Wilson.
The home talent play, “A Womenless Wedding,” was presented under the auspices of Chapter H, P.E.O., at the high school auditorium. Appearing in the cast was: James McFarland, bride; William G. Nolen, bridegroom; Wallace G. Berrey, best man; William L. Ely, matron of honor: J.V. Proctor and Bailey Turner, bridesmaids; J.P. Patton and Ray Handley, flower girls; A. Leon Hays, ring bearer; William Brown and Ed Jayne, ushers; G.E. Chipman, minister; J. Gardner Wade, master of ceremonies; Lambert Hagan and Monroe Anderson, parents of the bride; A. Jaeger and Dr. W.T. Rutledge, parents of the groom. Others taking part were: D.H. Stevens, Frank Losson, S.B. Thiehoff, Roy B. Meriwether, Lewis Bell, Hunter Anderson, William Griffith, Roy Yates, Ed Spalding, J.T. Handley, Earl Mudd, Myrle Tooley, E.W. Schweer, Robert L. Hawkins, Lester Fitzgerald and E.J. Carter.
70 Years Ago
Feb. 1, 1940
Orville W. Wilson associated with his father, William H. Wilson, and his brothers, Russell and Leslie Wilson, in the Wilson and Son Funeral Service, died from a sudden heart attack while at a Hannibal hospital where he had gone to visit a daughter, Enola, who had submitted to surgery. He had been a funeral director with the Wilson firm for some 30 years.
A daughter was born Jan. 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sandifer. Mr. and Mrs. John Burkhardt were parents of a daughter born Jan. 30.
A cold wave that brought sub-zero temperatures to the Monroe City community on 16 days during January came to an end Jan. 30.
C. Roy Noel of Paris was appointed state liquor supervisor by Gov. Lloyd C. Stark. He succeeded Walker Pierce of Fayette.
Attorney Roy B. Meriwether and W.G. Caldwell had a narrow escape when the Meriwether car skidded on ice and turned over on its side as the two were enroute to Jefferson City.
W.M. Nolen and R.L. Hawkins stated installation of equipment for the Monroe City Frozen Food Locker, of which they were owners. When completed it would be the second plant of its kind in Northeast Missouri.
60 Years Ago
Feb. 2, 1960
Miss Betty Ruth Turnbull received her degree Feb. 1 from the School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri at Columbia.
Miss Suzann Turnbull and Gene Tuggle of Kirksville were married Jan. 28. Miss Carol Mae Carpenter and Garnet Allen Zimmerly were married Feb. 1.
William L. Griffith, student in Massachusetts Institute of Technology, went to Oak Ridge, Tenn., for training in the M.I.T. training school in the atomic energy plant at Oak Ridge.
The 1950 March of Dimes fund had reached approximately $700.
H.L. (Hoppy) VanMarter opened a beer tavern in Clarksville.
Henry Begley died Jan. 26 at his home.
Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Schnetzer of Huntington celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary Jan. 29.
Mr. and Mrs. E.S. (Hugh) Kelly observed their 62nd wedding anniversary Feb. 1.
Births: daughter, Kathleen Ann, Jan. 28 to Mr. and Mrs. James Conboy; son, Patrick Morgan, Jan. 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Nickerson at Bessemer, Ala.; daughter, Patricia Ann, Jan. 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Roland Friedlein; son, Carl Edgar, Feb. 12 to Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Thomas; son, Jan. 31 to Mr. and Mrs. Gentry Wilson; daughter, Rebecca Sue, Jan. 31 to Mr. and Mrs. Morris Klein; daughter, Feb. 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Terrill; son, Jan. 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Quinn; daughter, Feb. 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Hagan; son Feb. 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Gough of Lakenan.
50 Years Ago
Jan. 28, 1960
Edward C. Spalding, lifetime resident of this community this month marked he 50th year as a Monroe City businessman.
Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Buckman of Indian Creek were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, Jan. 31.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Thompson were to observe their 43rd wedding anniversary Sunday, Jan. 31.
Deposits in the four banks in Monroe County totaled $10,793,893.88 according to statements published at the close of business Dec. 31, 1959. The Monroe City Bank listed deposits of $3,879,926.56.
The 1960 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow in the Monroe City R-I High School was a senior, Betty Jean Sparks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sparks.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Paul William were parents of their third son and fourth child born Jan. 21. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O. Mudd were parents of their second son and fifth child born Jan. 20. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dale Evans were parents of their fourth child second daughter born Jan. 25. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beaver were parents of a daughter born Jan. 22.
Per Gustoff Hedberg, one of this community’s oldest residents, died Monday, Jan. 25 at his home southeast of Monroe City. He would have observed his 97th birthday March 26.
Tom Spalding, a retired city marshal and Veteran of World War I, died Saturday, Jan. 23 in the John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital where he had submitted to a major operation Jan. 19.
40 Years Ago
Jan. 22, 1970
The Monroe City Panthers won their second tournament of the season capturing the first place title in the South Shelby Tournament. Members of the wining team include: John Drebes, manager, Larry Taylor, Marvin Robinson, Tom Watson, Jerry Copenhaver, manager; Danny Benson, Larry Gibbs, Jim White, Bill Smith, manager; David Benson, Parker Kendrick, G.V. Saffarrans, Cliff Seward and Duane Hall. They were coached by Charles Pardon.
An arch was erected over the entrance of the little country church, St. Peter Catholic Church at Brush Creek.
The Monroe City News turned 95 years old Jan. 14.
Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Benson of Hassard Community were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 28.
Miss Dorothy (Dottie) Dixon and Richard Mark McLaughlin were married Jan. 3 at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Hannibal.
Miss Janice Ann Clem and Jack L. Morris were married at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Indian Creek Jan. 14.
Births: a son, Jay Hunter, Dec. 24 to Mr. and Mrs. John R. Henderson of Phoenix, Ariz.; a son, Reginald Dillon, Jan. 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Porter of Palmyra.
30 Years Ago
Jan. 24, 1980
Girl Scout cookies arrived in Monroe City and a picture of Roberta and Stacey Klassen was shown as they delivered cookies to area residents.
One of the oldest business in Monroe City, the Thomas Funeral Home, ceased operation as it was purchased by the Garner Funeral Home and Chapel. Ed and Becky Trussell Thomas had purchased the Wilson Funeral Home in January, 1977 from Leslie, Mildred and Hazel Wilson. The business was the oldest family business in the community, started in 1878 by Francis Marion Wilson. In 1885 his son, William H., joined the business and it became the F.M. Wilson and Son Funeral Home, the name remaining until bought by Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thompson attended a President’s Conference at the Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake of the Ozarks as members of the Young Farmers and Farm Wives Chapters.
Birth: a son, Kevin Dwight, Jan. 16 to Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Davis.
20 Years Ago
Jan. 25, 1990
Holy Rosary School was gearing up for Catholic Schools Week Jan. 28-Feb. 2. The theme was “Catholic Schools- A Parent’s Choice.”
Erin Quinn, daughter of Tim and Barbie Quinn, was chosen as one of the four sopranos for the 1990 Missouri All-State High School Choir. Shannon Quinn, also the daughter of Tim and Barbie Quinn, was chosen as an alto from the Hannibal La-Grange College and Libby Rice an alto from William Jewell College. Libby is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Rice.
10 Years Ago
Jan. 25, 2000
Taken from the files of The Lake Gazette
Our Savior Lutheran Church announced plans to build a new church after the former Holy Rosary Catholic Church located at the corner of West Cleveland and Main Street was closed due to structural damage. They were looking for a five-acre lot in Monroe City to build the new church.
Births: a daughter, Lynsie Anne, Jan. 5 to Michael and Joy Boling of rural Hannibal; a daughter, Charlee Elizabeth, Jan. 15 to Shawn and Stephanie Schultz of Sturgeon.
Father Bill Flanagan was featured in the Gazette, a story by Linda Geist, publisher and owner. Fr. Bill was born in Ireland, the youngest of four children raised by his father. He came to the United States after Bishop Marling went to Ireland requesting priests for the area.   4665 100127 1/27/2010 his

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