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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009 ~ Vol. 13 No. 34

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25th anniversary of dam being observed

It has been almost a quarter
century since the heavens opened
and drenched visitors and distinguished
guests at the dedication of
Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark
Twain Lake on Sept. 8, 1984.
It
was perhaps a fi tting tribute to the
celebration. The frequently temperamental
and uncooperative Salt
River was fi nally under control.
It had been a long and sometimes
bitter struggle since the project
was fi rst proposed in 1926 by H. J.
“Jack” Blanton, then editor of the
Monroe County Appeal.

Today nearly a third of the current
residents of the area affected
by the project have no memory of
what life was like before the lake
was built. On Sept. 12, 2009, the
Army Corps of Engineers will hold
a rededication ceremony at the
Warren G. See Spillway to commemorate
completion of a project
that changed not only the face of
the land in the Salt River Basin but
signaled both endings and new beginnings
for the predominantly rural
population.

Over the next several weeks we
will take a look through the years
at some of the changes and developments
that have been made in
the Salt River Basin. It will be left
to future generations to evaluate
the full impact of the project and
its stated goals.

Part I: From Indians and Salt
to Mark Twain State Park
For centuries fresh water, abundant
game in the forests, and fertile
land along the banks of the
waterways in the Salt River Basin
supported the needs of the native
inhabitants. Archeological studies
conducted during the construction
phase of the Clarence Cannon Dam
showed that Paleo-Indians moved
through the basin in search of large
ice age mammals between 12,400
and 10,000 years ago.

The Woodland
Indian cultures, particularly
Late Woodland, were the fi rst to
make a long-term settlement near
the Salt River. They were potters,
mound builders and developers
of the bow and arrow. The Indian
name for the river was Au-Ha-H,
which means “Laughing Water.”
Early French trappers put the
“Rivere au Sel” or Salt River on a
map at the beginning of the eighteenth
century. Numerous salt
springs, particularly as the river
approached the Mississippi River,
gave the water a distinctive taste.
Salt was scarce on the frontier so
the French and Spanish governments
encouraged the development
of salines for the manufacture
of salt. Early settlers located
“salt-licks” that were frequented
by wildlife and evaporated the water
from mineral-laden springs to
obtain a crystallized form of salt. It
required boiling about 250 to 300
gallons of brine water in pots over
an open fi re to distill a bushel of
salt which was then shipped down
the river to St. Louis.
In 1792, a Frenchman named
Mathurin Bouvet established a
saline near what would become
the village of Cincinnati in Ralls
County. The operation was burned
by Indians who continued to discourage
other factory builders.
The Sauk and Fox were the only
two historic Indian tribes to inhabit
the area. In 1804, after the Louisiana
Purchase of 1803 had transferred
the land to the United States,
they were forced to sign a treaty
relinquishing acreage north of the
Missouri River, including part of
the Salt River Basin.
Missouri was admitted to the
Union as the 24th state on Aug.10,
1821. Settlers began moving into
the area, primarily from Kentucky
and the southeastern states, to take
advantage of cheap virgin land.
Subsequent treaties were signed
with the Indian tribes, although the
Sauk refused to honor them and
continued raiding the settlements.
These confl icts fi nally culminated
in war during the winter of 1831-
1832. The battle, named after Chief
Black Hawk of the Sauk, ended in
total defeat of the Indians and by
1836 all titles and claims to lands
in this area had been relinquished.
As population moved into the
Salt River Basin, one group of developers
tried to build a series of
locks and dams below the village
of Florida in Monroe County. The
Salt River Navigation Company
was incorporated Jan. 25, 1837,
with commissioners from Monroe,
Ralls and Pike Counties. The fi rst
lock and dam work was begun at
the Cincinnati Landing, but developers
failed to secure adequate
funding to complete the project after
it was announced in 1847 that
the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
would be built across northern
Missouri. By the 1850s the price of
imported salt made it economically
unfeasible to continue production
from the salt springs. The railroad
was completed Feb. 13, 1859 and
there were no further attempts to
develop the Salt River for navigation.
Water quality did, however, continue
to be a factor in the growth,
development and life-style of the
predominantly agricultural area. As
population grew so did the need for
water. Shallow wells yielded fresh
water that was trapped when the region
was glaciated. The deep wells
that were needed to attract industry
and sustain a growing population
were heavily contaminated with
salt, sulfur or iron.
Robert Spalding of Ralls County
saw the mineral water near the
old Bouvet Salt Lick as an opportunity
to introduce recreation into
the area. He made a lake from the
salt spring and in later years built
a large hotel and summer cottages
around the lake. Spalding Springs
became a popular destination for
vacationers and picnickers. It was
widely patronized through the depression
years, but as the automobile
gave tourists mobility the resort’s
business declined.
The Salt River’s destiny as
a recreation area began in 1915
when Merit A. “Dad” Violette of
Florida in Monroe County bought
the two-room cabin he believed
to be the birthplace of noted author
and humorist Mark Twain,
moved it across to road to his lot
and opened it as a museum. Twain
was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens
in the sleepy little village in
1835. Although the Clemens family
moved to Hannibal in 1839, he
spent many memorable summers at
the home of his uncle John Quarles
which became the inspiration for
many of his colorful stories about
his native Missouri.
The Violette Camp was a favorite
place for youth groups to gather
in the summer. In 1922, one such
excursion by Campfi re Girls from
Moberly resulted in the creation
of Mark Twain State Park. When
it opened Aug. 20, 1924 it was
the third Memorial State Park in
the State of Missouri and the fi rst
north of the Missouri River. It originally
was composed of 100 acres.
Today it encompasses 2,775 acres
under the auspice of the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources
and annually hosts nearly 250,000
visitors.
Next week: From Joanna
Dam to Clarence Cannon
Dam and Reservoir.
CLARENCE CANNON
Namesake of the Clarence Cannon Dam 3445 090812 8/12/2009 his

Years Ago

90 Years Ago
Aug. 15, 1919

Herman Levy bought the Joseph
Schott place of 240 acres 2 ½
miles north of town. L.C. Henderson
and W.S. Woodson bought the
Burl Tipton farm of 160 acres near
Stoutsville. Drescher & Woodson
bought the Thomas Conboy farm
of 120 acres near Indian Creek and
the Walter Boarman farm of 200
acres northeast of town. Ernest Borden
sold his 165 acre farm south of
town to John Arnoldy. G.A. Quick
sold his 320 acre farm four miles
north of Monroe City to Frank
Emery of Iowa. George Turnbull
bought 50 acres from Charles Carlson,
southeast of town.

W.J. Rouse was confi rmed by
the U.S. Senate for his second term
as postmaster in Monroe City. Both
of his appointments were made by
President Woodrow Wilson on the
recommendation of Congressman
W.W. Rucker of the Second Missouri
District, including Monroe
County.

Charles Mudd and Frank
James lost their wheat and oats by
fi re. The threshing crew had run
through only about 15 bushels of
grain when a stop for dinner was
made and during the dinner period
fi re started in some unknown manner.
Mudd lost four ricks of oats
estimated to contain 600 bushels
and James lost one rick of wheat.
The crew reached the scene of the
fi re in time to move the engine and
separator from danger.
80 Years Ago
Aug. 16, 1929
The Monroe City News offered
the suggestion that Monroe County
observe the 100th anniversary
of its organization, as a county on
Jan. 6, 1831, with appropriate ceremonies.
It was proposed that the
celebration be arranged for midsummer
of 1931 at a central point
in the county.

Miss Ella Gentry, who had
taught in the Monroe City public
schools for more than 25 years,
suffered a fractured hip in a fall at
her home.

Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Bender of
Peking, China, arrived in Monroe
City for a visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Ella Eddie. Mrs. Bender was the
former Ruth Clark and was reared
in Monroe City.

The fi fth annual reunion of the
Utterback family was held at Mark
Twain State Park with nearly 100
persons attending. They included
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Utterback
and daughters, Margaret Elizabeth
and Anna Pauline, Mr. and Mrs.
H.H. Utterback and Miss Vallie
Utterback.

70 Years Ago
Aug. 17, 1939

The annual Clapper family reunion
was held at Mark Twain State
Park at Florida on Sunday, Aug.
13. J.P. Clapper of Stoutsville was
the oldest member of the family in
attendance. The annual reunion of
the Webber and Mefford families
was held Aug. 6 at the Will Mefford
place near Hunnewell.
A total of 20 to 26 inches of
rain had fallen in Monroe City in
the preceding 2½ months, for approximately
half the amount of annual
normal rainfall. June had the
heaviest rainfall with 7.46 inches,
July 6.28 inches, and 6.72 inches
had fallen the fi rst half of August.
Net proceeds of $1,250 were realized
from the Holy Rosary Parish
picnic held Aug. 13.

The largest returns
were from the sale of coupon
books, which cleared $463.65, and
next was the dinner served by the
women which returned $300.
Miss Agnes Dee Reid of near
Lakenan and Joseph Kendrick of
Hannibal were married Aug. 16 in
Shelbina.

Work of enlarging the offi ce
space of the Henderson Produce
Company plant in Monroe City
was started. The work was under
the supervision of W.L. Bond and
when completed would double
the amount of offi ce space for the
company.

60 Years Ago
Aug. 18, 1949

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Shoemyer,
southeast of Monroe City, were notifi
ed by a message that their son,
William E. Shoemyer, died as a result
of injuries received in a jeep
accident in Japan on Aug. 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Morgan and
daughter, Kathryn Ann, moved
into their new home on West Abbott
Street. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Trussell
and daughters, Peggy Sue and
Mary Lee, moved into their new
ranch-type home on North Main
Street.

Miss Margaret Olson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Olson,
planned to enter Hannibal-
LaGrange College for the 1949-50
year.

Gross proceeds of the Holy Rosary
Catholic Parish picnic totaled
approximately $2,800.
Dr. Nolen L. Armstrong, who
completed his internship at St. Joseph
Hospital in Kansas City in
June, formed a partnership with
Dr. Albert L. Bonfanti of St. Louis.
They established their offi ce and
medical clinic at Ellis, Kan.
Dr. and Mrs. L.A. VanDyke and
son, Gardner, left Iowa City, Iowa,
enroute to the Philippine Islands to
spend one year. Dr. VanDyke accepted
an assignment to set up a
new school system for the islands
under a cooperative arrangement
between the governments of the
United States and the Philippines.
The Rev. Emmett C. Owensby
of Adrian, Mo., was extended a call
to the pastorate of the First Baptist
Church.
50 Years Ago
Aug. 13, 1959
Monroe City Reorganized
School District R-I was approved
by an overwhelming majority of 4
to 1 with a count of 1311 to 312.
The enlarged district included rural
areas whose students had always
been served by the Monroe City
schools.
Anne Utterback, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Utterback,
was awarded a Kroger Company
scholarship to Missouri University.
She was the salutatorian of the
1959 graduating class of Holy Rosary
High School.
Miss Louise Keller, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Keller, received
her degree from DePaul
Hospital School of Nursing in St.
Louis Aug. 2. She accepted a position
on the staff of the hospital.
Don Perrine, city clerk, submitted
his resignation to the City
Board to accept a position in the
Monroe City Bank.
Miss Peggy O’Neal was named
queen of the beauty pageant at the
Ralls County Fair.
John Botkins and James Yates
returned from a week’s all expense
paid trip to Gunnison National
Park, Colo., as guest of Jack’s Hy-
Klas Market.
Miss Elsie Robertson and Virgil
Miller were married Aug. 8 at the
home of the Rev. John Golden in
Hannibal.
Herschel Burris, school band
instructor, was to receive is Master
of Arts Degree in Music Education
in commencement exercises at
Northeast Missouri State College
in Kirksville.
Charles Hicks, representing a
number of Monroe City residents,
appeared before the city council to
lament the mass death of fi sh in the
South City Lake and to ask for further
information on the subject.
40 Years Ago
Aug. 14, 1969
The Immanuel Lutheran Church
located at West Ely was to celebrate
their 100th anniversary on
Sunday, Aug. 17 and 24 with special
services.
Betty Yager, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John B. Yager, was crowned
“Miss Monroe City” during the fall
festival. Her court included Debbie
Miller, fi rst runner-up and Jan
Craig, second runner-up.
Major Donald L. Scott, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Scott of Hunnewell
arrived in Vietnam for a
tour of duty.
Miss Margie Mary Talken of
Quincy, Ill. and Martin Leo Buckman
of Monroe City were married
Aug. 8 at St. Francis Catholic
Church in Quincy.
Births: a daughter, Debra Kaye,
Aug. 7 to Mr. and Mrs. William
Deck; a son, James Matthew, Aug.
8 to Mr. and Mrs. James Utterback
of Shelbina.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tyree
purchased the former “Monroe Institute”
from Mrs. Francis Proctor
and plan to remodel it and make it
their home.
30 Years Ago
Aug. 16, 1979
The Monroe City Fall Festival
was set to begin Aug. 22 and run
through Aug. 25. American Beauty
Rides will provide the carnival and
a queen contest, tractor pull, and
swim meet will be the highlights
of the four day event.
School is set to begin on Monday
Aug. 20 at the Monroe City
public schools and Holy Rosary
will begin their session on Aug.
21.
Joan Marie Yates, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Yates, was selected
to place a wreath at the foot
of the statue of Joseph Baldwin
during the summer commencement
of Northeast Missouri State University
at Kirksville. She attained a
3.97 grade point average on a 4.00
scale during her pre-medical technology/
biology major.
Births: a daughter, Deborahkay
Evelyn, Aug. 7 to Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Mast of Elwood, Iowa; a
daughter, Lucinda Mary Dorothy,
Aug. 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Frosch.
Mrs. Betty Lorenson was featured
in the News with her Purple
Martins and states that they are a
friend to humans as they can eat
approximately 2,000 mosquitoes
a day.
20 Years Ago
Aug. 17, 1989
Miss Sarah McElroy, daughter
of John and Rebecca McElroy, was
named Miss Monroe City during
Fall Festival. Her court included
Erin Quinn, fi rst runner-up; Wendi
Truesdell, second runner-up; May
Hays, third runner-up and Janelle
VanMeveren, fourth runner-up.
The Monroe City Jaycees announced
plans for the Muscular
Dystrophy Association Labor Day
weekend fund drive. Some of the
highlights were to include a Fill
the Boot, a golf and softball tournament
and other activities at the
Lions Club fi eld.
Births: a son, Adam Eugene,
Aug. 4 to Mark and Lisa Yager; a
son, Eric Bryan, July 29 to John
and Dena Mayes.
Thirty-nine children competed
for the title of Prince and Princess
during the Fall Festival. The 1989
Prince was Christopher Scott Benson,
son of Dave and JoJo Griffi n
and Ashley Freidank, daughter of
David and Debbie Freidank. First
runners-up included Matthew Harris
and Brittany Dean; second runners-
up were Kayley Alcorn and
John Taylor.
10 Years Ago
Aug. 17, 1999
Taken from the fi les of The Lake
Gazette
One of the youngest participants
at the 19th annual Florida
Folklife Festival held at Florida
was 10 month old Luke Baker, son
of Steve and Paula Baker. Steve
Baker and his father, Robert, display
their blacksmithing talents.
Several Monroe City residents also
participated in the event.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Edwards
celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary
on Aug. 15 with an open
house.

Derrick Minter set a record at
the Lions Club All-Star game at
Lincoln University in Jefferson
City with a 92 yard touchdown.
Seventeen seniors were to return
to the football fi eld for the
Monroe City Panthers as history
could repeat itself as the Panthers
could possible return to the TWA
Dome again. 3446 090812 8/12/2009 his

Holy Rosary parish to celebrate 125th anniversary

Holy Rosary then and now

The members of Holy Rosary Catholic Church
will celebrate its 125th anniversary on Sunday, Aug.
23. The celebration will begin at the 9:30 a.m. Mass
with special blessings and thanksgiving for the accomplishments
of the past 125 years.

There will
then be a “carry-in” meal beginning at 6 p.m. in the
Knights of Columbus Parish Hall. After the meal,
some activities regarding the last 125 years and visits
from former pastors will be a part of the program.
A display of cherished and unique rosaries is also
planned.

Holy Rosary Catholic Church was established
in 1884 with the fi rst Masses being said in private
homes by Fr. Casey who was pastor of Shelbina
Catholic Church. As parishioners increased, the need
for a permanent place of worship was acquired by
buying the former First Baptist Church on the corner
of Oak and Dover. In just a few years the congregation
had grown so much that a new and larger building
was needed.

The cornerstone of the new church
was laid on the corner of Main and Cleveland on Oct.
14, 1888. Fr. Casey was transferred one month after
the completion of the new church. Fr. Daniel Sullivan
was then placed as the fi rst resident pastor. He
was instrumental in beginning Holy Rosary School
and obtaining the Dominican Sister of Sparkill, NY
to teach in the school.

Through the years, a total of fourteen pastors have
served Holy Rosary Parish with approximately 350
families. Since its founding in 1884, Holy Rosary has
truly been blessed with prayerful, competent leadership
and very, very faithful and active parishioners.
The present pastor is Fr. Don Antweiler. Everyone
is invited and encouraged to join in this celebration. 3407 090812 8/12/2009 nws

Laid-off workers offered Career Options Workshop on Aug. 18-19

Workers laid off from their jobs can learn how to write or have written for
them a letter-quality job-winning resume, learn current interviewing techniques,
discover how to go about a job search in these times, and more.

The two-day program will be Aug. 18 and Aug. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the Knights of Columbus Hall, 424 S. Locust Street in Monroe City.

This workshop
is free of charge to dislocated workers and includes all materials, books,
refreshments, and lunch. This workshop provides a practical, hands-on approach
to developing the skills needed to locate your next job or career.

To be eligible,
workshop participants must qualify for the Dislocated Worker program. For
more information or to register, call the Missouri Career Information Hotline at
1-800-392-2949 on or before Aug. 14. 3408 090812 8/12/2009 nws

Paris doctor arrested on felony forgery charges Medical license had been revoked in North Dakota

By LINDA GEIST

A Monroe County doctor whose
license had been revoked in another
state was arrested Monday on two
counts of felony forgery, and three
counts of distributing a controlled
substance in violation of registration
requirements.

Dr. Charles Sutherland, owner
of Sutherland Clinic in Paris, was
released on $80,000 cash bond late
Monday afternoon after having
been jailed in the Monroe County
Jail, according to Monroe County
Sheriff David Hoffman.

Sutherland’s arrests came after a
lengthy investigation by the state’s
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
Drugs. Michael Boeger, administrator
of the agency, said
Monday afternoon that Sutherland
had been under investigation after
complaints from several sources.
In the charges, investigators say
that the Huntsville resident wrote
94 prescriptions for himself and
others that he was not licensed to
write.

In the probable cause statement,
Sgt. Joe Colston reported that Dr.
Sutherland had written prescriptions
in another person’s name for
Nubain, a medication commonly
prescribed for migraine headaches.
The prescriptions were fi lled at
Walgreen’s Pharmacy in Moberly
and Gateway Pharmacy in Monroe
City and picked up by Dr. Sutherland,
Colston said.

The prescriptions
were written in the name of
an individual who told investigators
that the prescriptions were not
for her and she did not suffer from
migraines and that she had confronted
the doctor about this.
According to the Missouri Division
of Professional Registration
records, Sutherland was licensed
to conduct limited activities with
controlled substances in the state
because of his probationary status
with that agency for previous
violations. Under the terms of
his probation, he was not to write
prescriptions for controlled substances
for himself, his immediate
family or his employees except in
life-threatening emergencies.

According to the probable cause
statement fi led in the 10th Judicial
Circuit Court of Monroe County
by Monroe County Prosecuting
Attorney Nicole Volkert, one of
Sutherland’s employees (G.R.)
received 120 dosage units of hydrocodone
on Sept. 10, 2008, the
person (S.M) who said they did not
have migraines received 60 units
of diazepam on Oct. 7, and on Oct.
17, 120 units of hydrocodone were
issued to G.R. Throughout November
and December 2008, the two
were issued numerous dosage units
of hydrocodone, Pro-Red AC syrup
containing codeine and alprazlam.
In January, February, March, April,
May and July 2009 prescriptions
were issued for the syrup containing
codeine, hydrocodone, phentermine
and zolpidem.

Sutherland had been released
from probation status for writing
certain prescriptions on Sept. 25,
2008. Records show that he “is no
longer required to adhere to the reporting
requirement of controlled
substance cases from Moberly Regional
Center as required by the order
of Aug. 4, 2005” and “all other
requirements of probation dating
back to the original order of Aug.
28, 1997 shall remain in full force
and effect.”

In January 2005, his license
was suspended for 60 days, with
an effective date of Dec. 1, and a
10-year probation was imposed.
That investigation revealed that he
had authorized 20 prescriptions for
Schedule II controlled substances,
although he hadthe authority to
prescribe only Schedule II, IV and
V controlled substances. On Aug.
4, 2005, his license was publicly
reprimanded and he had to submit
a written policy for the handling of
all controlled substances. He was
not allowed to stock controlled substances
and was required to maintain
special records of controlled
substance activities.

His probation
was to continue to 2015.
In 2004, his license was placed
on probation for 10 years after
pleading guilty to charges of driving
while intoxicated, failure to
yield to an emergency vehicle,
driving on the wrong side of the
road and driving 20 miles per hour
over the speed limit.
According to Sheriff Hoffman,
Dr. Sutherland also had been arrested
on driving while intoxicated
charges in January 2009 and was
incarcerated in the Monroe County
Jail on Jan. 1, 2009.

He had a previous
DWI arrest on Nov. 15, 1997,
and also was charged with assaulting
a law enforcement offi cer in
Missouri. A public reprimand of
his license was issued Dec. 7, 1998
as a result. He also was arrested
June 19, 2003, for driving while
intoxicated, failure to yield to an
emergency vehicle, driving on the
wrong side of the road and driving
20 miles over the speed limit. His
medical license was suspended in
the state of Missouri for 60 days
beginning Dec. 14, 2004, followed
by a new 10-year probationary period
as a result of that arrest.

Dr. Sutherland’s “chemical dependency”
was noted when he applied
for state licensing/registration
in 1997. Professional license
registration records in Missouri
show that he had been disciplined
in Illinois and his medical license
in North Dakota had been surrendered.
He was granted a 10-year
probationary license by the State
of Missouri in 1997 when his probated
license was issued, with probation
ending in 2007.

The probable cause statement
shows that Dr. Sutherland’s medical
license in North Dakota had been
suspended in 1992-93 and that he
surrendered his federal controlled
substances registration to the U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration
for failing to comply with controlled
substance laws.

In March
of 1992, his controlled substances
license was suspended indefi nitely
in Illinois and his medical license
was placed on a seven-year probationary
status. It stated that he had
violated the terms of his probation
and had self-administered the
substance Fiorinal™, but he was
re-instated after showing 11 continuous
months of recovery from
his addiction.
In addition to operating the Paris
Main Street clinic, Sutherland also
served as the doctor for prisoners in
the county jail and served patients
in nursing homes and facilities in
the county.

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