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Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
Talks With People.

Joe Wcimer: have new po-
tatocs as large as walnuts. Come
to see me.
DR.. W. Y. Kendall; | live at
Rush Hill, but my veterinarian
practice brings me to Mexico reg
ularly.
Mexico Business Man: have
noticed in my time that some ply
sicianS make II practice of visiting
drinking places. | may be IL little
cranky, but | would not Have II
doctor like that administer to II
friend of mine.
Rush Hill Citizen; Our commu-
nifty extends hearty welcome to our
new station agent, Mr.. j, +, Rldg-
way, lately transferred from Glen
dale, Mo. He is II young man of
good business qualifications and
high S"'lnl standing. hope ne
may never regret having east his
lot among MS
Ed. w. II. Hook: ! preached
Sunday morning mdSnnday night
TO large and apprcriallyr audiences
at Benton city, ! preach ut this
point the second Sunday in each
month. Wednesday night this
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

the county who could not con |
from two to six votes. Then our
1000 votes in the county would We
swelled to from 5000 to 24.CDO!
Let candidate take one of g.. 80
within bosses to one side a few
times and solicit his "inhooence"
and forthwith that sovereign $
stature increases six inches, and
he becomes convinced that he
could control the vote of town.
ship. Lord, how he swclls! You
will hear him say: II am doing
all | can for Blank and think he
will be elected" when one vote is
all he can control.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
Five Deaths.

Mrs. NJ NJ Brown, north of
Thompson, after II lingering illness
died last Sunday.
Edward Schradrr, ST., promi-
ncnt German, east of this city,
died Tuesday, suffering from pncu-
monia. He was 81 years old.
Frank Ncnablc, the l. year old
son of Mrs. j. u. Smith, Laddonia
died last Thursday after linger-
ing illness of lung trouble. The
funeral was preached by Rev. Pat
rick of Pike county. Frank was
good boy aud will be much missed
among his little friends and play
mates.
Mrs. Lula Pheraba, wife of our
fcllowtOwnSman Charles +. Lecpcr,
after three months of great suffer
ing from complication of diseases,
died at her home in Mexico last
Saturday morning. She was aged
- years and was formerly Miss
Lula Phcraba LaForce. Deceased
was devoted member of the
Christian Church, and by her re-
quest Ed. j. \. Headington of
that church preached the funeral
A brother to the deceased, George
Il. LaForcc, and the following sis
tiers reside in Mexico: Mrs. Chas
Bruce, Mrs. Mary Brooks and Mrs
Ellie Adams. The husband and
relatives have the sympathy of all
in their deep bereavement.
One of the saddrst death AN
nOunccmcntS in the history OF
Mexico came from Macon City last
Saturday afternoon. Thomas Goocl
VOORHEES,, who would have been
just l6 the next day, the only sou
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. VOORHEES,
of this city, was drowned in II lax,
near the Blccs Military Academy
in which school he was student
Young VOORHEES, with IA number OF
other boys were in bathing. On,
of the number, young Burking
ham, from st. Joseph, got into
deep water aud W rs about I,
drown. VOORHEES, went to his res
cue and was himself drowned. Tn,
body was brought to Mexico an,
the funeral held Monday, conduct
ed by Rev, W. \. Hanna at tn,
NJ. Il. church, South. The mothc
is almost prostate with grief. Ma.
the God Of the quick and the dca,
comfort the hcrcavcd parents.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
WELL DONE.
Mrs. S. p. EmmOns Enter
tains the Shakespeare
Club.

Tuesday evening Mrs. 5. p.
Emmonds entertained the Shaks-
peare Club and as this was the last
meeting of the season, several
guests were invited to be present
The beautiful home, always exQuis-
lite i'll its appointments, was espec.
tally attractive on this occasion; a
banquet of five courses and IA dozen
toasts kept the company happily
entertained for more than three
hours, and many impromptu ad,
ditions added zest and merriment,
for instance, when the walters Ell
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
Worcester.

Rev. Johnston will preach at
Littleby Baptist church third Sun
day in May.
Rev. Points of Centralia preach
ed at Beagles school house Sunday.
Miss Anna Crawford who has
been very i'll is cOnvalescent.
1t is reported that a crowd of
candidates went up Salt River, but
they surely waded instead of boat
ed rs water is so scarce.
Mrs. Sarah Clement is able to be
up after a protracted illness.
b. Wood, II. Carnes and f..
Iiams who started to Joplin some
time ago but got homesick, re-
turned home last week.
Wood Talley has new boy at
his house.
Farmers are very anxious for
rain.
John Menefee had a horse Sc
verely cut on "A wire fence last
week.
Misses Pearl Baker and Maggie
Self of I.addonia visited this neigh
borhood last Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
III Nei9hborhoOd News. II
Wesley Chapel.

Pat Flynn and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. F's son-in-law,
Lee Hagan, of Monroe county.
Miss Ida Galloway, who went to
live with her cousin, Mrs. Matte
Weir of st. Louis, some eighteen
months ago, has returned to spend
the summer with her grandma,
Mrs. Dudgeon.
Samuel Moomaw and family
spent one day first of the week
with the family of Albert Stotlcr.
J. l.. Hixon is building an add
dition to his house. John Free
man of Laddonia is doing the
work.
Thomas Gibson and family of
Mexico visited John Hangers the
latter part of the week.
j. Nj. Beagles of Mexico made
the family of ID. NJ. Price "a pleas
ant call one day last week. Mr..
b. is 20 years old, hale and hearty.
Says he can do as big days
work as he ever could.
Amos Harris and wife visited
Mrs. Harris brother last Sunday
Mr.. Oaks, who is suffering from Il
stroke of paralysis. He resides
near Wellsville.
The West Lick school is flour
ishing with Miss Nora Able at the
helm.
Mrs. John Brown and family,
who have been staying with Eddie
Crawford since Mr.. Browns de-
parture for the West, left for
Hamilton, Montana, where they
will join Mr.. Brown who is en-
plOyed on an irrigating ditch at
81 .25 per day. That beats jump
ing clods for nothing.
Frank Dill has returned to
Omaha after "A two weeks visit
among friends in Audrain.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

she was fed. The questions of digestion
and nourishment had not entered into
his calculations.
It's only "tenderfoot " farmer that
would try such an experiment with a
COW. But many a farmer feeds him
ScT regardless Of digestion and nutri-
ton. He might almost as we'll eat shaw
ings for all the good he gets out Of his
food. The result is that the stomach
grows weak" the action of the organs
of digestion and nutrition are impaired
and the man suffers the miseries of dys-
pepsia and the agonies Of nervousness.
TO strengthen the stomach, restore the
activity of the organs Of digestion and
nutrition and nourish the nerves, Use
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t is an unfailing remedy, and has the
confidence of physicians as we'll as the
praise of thousands healed by its use.
In the strictest sense Golden Medical
Discovery is n temperance medicine. II
contains neither intoxicarts nor narcot-
les, and is as free from alcohol as from OPT
um, cocaine and other dangerous drugs.
Don't let dealer delude you for his
own profit. There is no medicine for
stomach and blood "just as good" as
Golden Medical Discovery"
81 can say to YOU, one bottle Of your Golden
Medical Discovery has cured me sound and
well, after suffering two long years with stom-
ach disease, " writes W. II. Braswcli of McAdeu-
willie, CASTOR Co.. N. {. My health is worth
all the world to me. will praise you as long
ms live"
A book of 1908 pages given away.
On receipt of stamps to pay expense of
mailing only, we will send you The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser. free. Send al one-cent stamps
for the paper covered edition, or II
stamps for the same edition cloth bound.
Address DIR. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
To Break q viii.

The following are plaintiffs in a
suit to break the purported will of
the late John w. billiard: 7. NJ.
billiard and MOllie HI. billiard, his
wife; ZOdell Walker and Emil
Walker, her husband; Charles M q.
billiard and Hattie billiard, his
wife; Ada Lail and j. Samuel Lail
her husband; Lucy A. Davis and
Norman Davis, her husband; Mary
Billiard and Charles Billiard and
Carl V. billiard and wife. The
defendants are Miss Jessie NUN
and Joseph Otfut.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
Carrying Two Guns.

The Farber Forum says: An
elderly man named Dodd, of Mexi-
co, last Thursday made complaint
to Prosecuting Attorney r. ID.
Rodgers, alleging that Mr.. Owen
of Galloway County, had won his
wife from him. Mr.. Rodgers refu-
sed to take action until witnesses
were brought before him to prove
the facts in the ease. Dodd fur
ther stated that Owen was carry
ing two guns.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

tered with the second course. some
one espying the broiled chicken
in its tempting golden brown,
cried out exultantly, chicken" and
Mt the other table one sang out:
who's Dat Say Chicken IN Dis
Crowd" The charming minstrel
melody was taken up by the mem
bers Mt both tables and, as there is
much real talent in the club, the
music was sweet as well rs gay,
as the singing seemed to he so
thoroughly enjoyed by all, it came
to he the thing to do, and other
songs were sung between the sew
eral courses. Much spicy, pleas
ant repartee also cnlivcncd the
hours.
The subjects of the toasts were
largely selected from Shakespeare
and there was much witty para
phraSing but there were so MANY,
and all unique, it is impossible to
do them justice in this short article.
Il mere mention of them, however,
will give an idea of the entertain
ment.
Mr.. X. ID. Rogers was toast
master and, after u pleasant, easy
little introduction, called for the
following toaSts-"N Vacation Miss
w lr+-----the response was in humor-
Gus vein, showing the rapture with
which vacation is hailed by the
tired teacher.
Midsummer Nights Dream, by
Miss Hathaway, was poctical
prophecy concerning the future of
the members.
The Violet, by Miss Wallace.
was another rhyming toast in the
same merry mood that character
lied all
The Fairies" by Miss Hinde.
represented the different members
all as fairies of whom Mr. ROGERS
was king.
DR.. Pasqueth. responded to Il
toast f" The Ladies' and surely
the ladies felt abundantly satisfied
with their honorS and compliments
The Men'reccived IL toast and
n roast from Miss Carter.
AS We See Ourselves" was han
died in Miss Houston own way.
Prof. Scott in Buds and Bios
SONS, spoke of the lady members
as the buds and blossoms of the clul
but after he had affcctionatcly re.
ferred to them as sisters, the com.
pany decided that there was on,
Bud among the gentlemen.
Mr.. Patterson with the subject
Saturday Night" described the
regular meetings of the club in q
way to make the outsiders pnvious,
The Good Old Times by Mr.
VIM. Morris, and "Moonshinc"
by Mr.. Roy McFarIane, were just
as good and brjIiiaHt as their title,
suggest.
Gonundrums from Shakspcar,
10y Miss Shea closed the program
which was from beginning to enc
original and delightful Mrs
Emmons is indeed charming
hostess. ONE or THE GUESTS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

The MOberly Monitor says: Col.
VIM. j. Bryan, the gallant and
courageous leader of Democracy
who is being urged by eastern
Democrats to subordinate the silv-
er question in the campaign this
year, says to them, ri would rath-
er be right than to be president. "
He will never abandon the silver
question, the hope of the people
for financial relief.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

Joaquin Miller has arrived in
this country and will deliver lee
lures in New Mexico and Arizona.
He is reported as saying: ri be-
lieve that the Beers will win in
the war now on in
South Africa. They ought
to if there is a God in Israel.
My mother is BOer. She is 80
years old now and younger than
am, and she works every day but
Sunday in her garden"
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
Left His Cash.

Salisbury, Mo-, May 1.-The
Million Hotel and adjoining build
ings burned here last night. Ben
Burlington barely escaped with his
life, leaving $500 in money in his
room to be consumed by the flames.
The loss will exceed $50, 900.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
Santa fe.

Bro. Ii. G.. Davis preached to
large audiences Sunday morning
and night,
Messrs. Charlie Blcdsoe and
Louie Ware of near Moline were in
Santa Fe Sunday.
{. c. Lucas lost fine mare
last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

The thorn fly" is affecting the
cattle in this section. The habit
OF the little pest is to feed on the
backs and legs of cattle and then
rOOst on the horns at night. 1t is
a great plague to stock and some
Yankee might make million by
an invention for it's Punishment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
At a Discount.

To close up the estate of my
wife, M. j. Harding, deceased, |
will sell everything at greatly re-
duced prices. | guarantee to save
You p per cent on millinery
Money saved is money made.
Come and see me.
Z. w. HARDING.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

Thomas Hadderman, a conductor
in camp, near Eureka Springs,
Ark, was arrested because, being
out of revenue stamps, he gave a
check to an employee and told him
to stamp it in town.
This war tax must be paid with the
dot of every and cross of every t.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

The closing exercises of the col
ored school last Friday night were
much enjoyed by the audience.
Ed. =. ID. butcher addressed the
graduating class in most pleasing
manner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

The Martinsburg Baptist Church
is to be dedicated Sunday morning,
at III O'Clock, June 3D.. DR.. j. J..
Porter, of Mexico, will preach.
There will be dinner on the
grounds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

Prof. J. y. Cross and his school
at Grand Prairie enjoyed an outing
and picnic at Russell's Ford Tues
day. Misses Mary Cross, Bertha
and Mr. VIM. Cross, of
this city, also joined the party.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

Sheriff NJ. n. Nelson has recei-
we'd the appointment by the Nation
al Democratic committee as a spe-
clal Representative of the Mexico
voting precinct. Mr.. Nelson al
ways does his whole duty any
where.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

Prof. E. A. Collins, of Laddonia,
DIR. j. &. Parrish, of Vandalia, Guy
Burkhart, Tom Bass, of Mexico,
and h. n. West, of Cant, atten-
ded the Republican State conven-
ton in Kansas City this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
Alumnae Meeting.

A meeting of the Alumnae of
Hardin College will de held Friday
morning at nine O'Clock in the par
Tor of the Central Hotel. All com
mittees will de expected to report.
Mrs. LAURA CLARK COLLINS,
Pres.
Mrs. BEuI.AH WILLIAMS JESSE,
See.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

Henrietta Dodd has brought suit
against her husband for divorce
She charges cruel treatment and
non-suppOrt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

j. ". Wager made a clean race
for Assessor and thinks he will be
III the contest again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

DR.. Woods and wife, of Clark,
Mo-, are the guests of the family
of j. n. Cross of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
Mrs. E. A. Collins, of LaddOnia, is
the guest of Mexico friends.

Clay Mcclure, of near Benton
City, made the MESSAGE a substan.
tial call Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

Baby hoods and cloaks at II dis
count next Saturday at llardngS'
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

DR.. Kay's Renovation, for the
liver.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

Miss Ethel Thornburgh, a com
position Onthe MESSAGE, has been on
the sick list for two weeks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17
IL was one of

IL was one OF
these experiment
! al farmers, who
put green spec
tacles on his COW
and fed her shaw
ings. His theory
was that ii didn't
matter what the
COW ate ~ looU as
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-05-17

Full Line of Staple Drugs and
Druggists SundricS, Patent Mcdi
cincs, Dye StuifS. etc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
IOWA PRESS sGoA1MEN1,.

The Carroll Herald pays this tribute
u Iowa's executive: Ciovernor shaw,
Is showing himself to be one. the keen
est men in public life in the nation.
When he makes a speech at national
gathering s. any sort he says some
thing and the people are set To think
ing His recent speech al hieago was
fs.liso of solid thought. He made people
tilink and they are discussing his IDEAS.
iowa s governor ranks htgh among any
class Of men.
The Fairfield Ledger defends the
valued policy bill, which Governor
SHAW has been solicited to Veto sena-
tor Brighton of Jefferson, did much to
s are its passage and his home paper
considers 1t a triumph of good legis!a-
zion. The Ledger declares that the enc
mics ot he measure are resorting 10
the old and failacious arguments hat a
measure o. this kind viii increase in
cendiarism and increase the cost of in
surance. II will do neither. No valued
policy bill can place a greater premium
ION incendiarism than the companies
offer a this time under the system
which they wish continued. while. as a
matter offaet. their policy in Iowa for
years has been to put on all the tariff
that the traffic viii bear, until Iowa
rates are out Of all proportion to losses
as compared With surrounding states,
Speaking of Mr.. Bryan the yillisca
Review thinks 'the whole country is
practically unanimous for his nomina-
tion. Republicans are just as anxious
for that result as the democrats"
ANY expectation that the United
States will get mixed up with the war
lin South Africa will prove unfounded,' 2
says the Keokuk Gate City. 'The
American people hold too strongly to
the wisdom of Washington and JefYer-
son to commit that folly. We have
plenty to do at present to take care Of
our own affairs"
The Nevada Representative believes
the four Iowans of the national house
who voted against the proposition for
the election Of senator's by the people
did not correctly represent the people
of the state.
The popocratic Creston Advertiser
INDUCES in this sarcastic fling: 'Mr
Bynum says that the gold democratic
party still lives. and he ought to know
for he is the whole party.
The Davenport Democrat thinks tina,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20

Everybody IS familiar With the old
5Bryanisnl. II va a pea . give the
i6-to-i dollar chance. NON 1t IS d
Pisa to siy@ man a chance as
against the aifriss ltv dollar It is worth
while u notice the direction in Mhseh
he drifted on his Pacific Goa tour The
st. Paul Pioneer Press calls attention
to in a graphic way
From the trend OF lsryan,s recent
speecnes IN the Pacific coast ana else9
Where Il is plain tnat his tactics during
Ethe coming campaign viii cansis,
mainly IN an at enlpt % rally the forces
tsof lnlproyidNEee ard Discomfort
! against tiiose Of Thrift and Prosperity
He offers himself as Il guide Co he Man
Nothing ailtai d a II ssa III IS On
these WHO have money or property He
lIsraciains in almost evsfS speech that
under the present preiar OF things we
are putting the dolla., above th = man.
As says the Portland Orag1tliail, The
central thought Of f'rsanlsm in 1900.
the Keynote Of the system he puts be-
fore his bearers, is thar Money is
Master, the Man the slave. He IN
isvites into his camp, as into another
Z Gave ~ Adullam, every man that has
Ifaiied, every man that is iiseon,ented
every manStliat thinks he hasn't quite
got his share. His gospel If Free
silver having been discredited. while
he still adheres TO il. he devntes the
larger portion Of his addresses TO the
sowing Of seed such as produced the
Paris commune and the Chicago riots
of an anarchist Socialism such as me-
naces order and civilization wherever
they exist.
Did Srsan offer any proposition. sup
ported by morality and justice, for the
Reconstruction ofthe business and in
dustfial systems to destroy which he
would Lead. his followers, he might
characterize his present movement as;
a crusade for reform. But 10 such
proposition comes from him. The ac-
foundations of wealth in the trusts
must be got al somehow. but he has
no plan beyond getting at them. The
rich he holds responsible for all the ills
of the land; but beyond the suggestion
implied in this statement-that these
ILLS will be cured when the money of
those who have is transferred to those
who have not-he has no advice to
give. He would rouse the envy and
hate Of those who are behind in the
race against those who are ahead, hop
ling thus to create wave Of popular
feeling which shall carry him into the
white house-then let those quiet the
wave who can!
In prosperous times like these the
| new type of Organism, evolved by nat
ural processes from the Chicago plat
form and the broodings Of q disap.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20

pointed personal ambition, can hardly
find such acceptance of thousands of
unemployed men, schooled in such false
doctrines by the Nebraska demagogue,
and the danger would be very real
Not even the grotesque financial theo-|
sries which formed the staple of Bry-
ans utterances during the campaign Of
1896 had in them such potentially for
evil as this attempt to array the poor
against the well-to-do class, which will
be the main feature of his oratory in
1900 Such an a tempt was visible it is
true, in 1895; but this year it will en-
sploy the heaviest of the Bryanite artil-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
FAIR EXCHANGE.
Anew Back for IN Old One--How IL
IL Done I'm Marshnlltoyvn.

40 ASSSAsS IA xsAes
Some times the back aches with a
dull, indescriba BILE feeling, making you
weary and restless; sometimes pain
shoots across the region of the kidneys.
and again the loins are so lame that to
stoop is agony. No use of plastering or
rubbing the back in this condition. You
can not reach the cause. To exchange
. bad back for a new and stronger one
follow the example OF this MARSHALL
town citizen:
Mrs. w. q. Palmer, OF S07 Summit
street, says: When Doan's Kidney
Pills came to my notice while reading a
Aarshailtown paper I sent to the Nc
Bride & Will Drug Company for a box
and mailed it to my father. Mr.. NJ. Kir-
by, of Jasper county, Missouri. A short
time after received a letter from him
thanking me for sending the medicine
and adding. that it had proved exceed
ingly Nalua BILE
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Foster-Milburn
Company, Buffalo, N. y, sole agents
for the United states.
Remember the name, Doan's and
take no other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
TIE NEW sRA- .ASlsM..

in democratic wandsrsngs.
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