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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
RN ". Ii. kENNAN .

West of the first court house on
the southwest corner of the square,
was market house, simply "A roof
supported by square brick pillars,
with brick floor. If any products
of the county, of any kind, or at
any time, were ever exhibited
there for sale. | do not remember
to have seen them. My best rec
objection is, it was mostly used, by
common consent, by the masters
of slaves, who met there when
necessary, and investigated cases
of petty larceny committed by
their slaves, which was common,
and there administered to them
gentle tioggingS, which was the
penalty metcd out to such petty
violators Of the law, at that day.
Many of the stores and shops on
SOuth BronlWaN. which were
IbuiIdrd before Broadway was grad
ed, were entered going down from
Broodway by stems Some of fine
roofs of these stores and shops
were but little above the level Of
the surface of broadway
The first fire crackcrs I ever saw
bought and popped. was ON Christ.
mas Doy. purchased from a littlr
store situated ON tbe south side Of
Broodwoy into which | descended
by stems Bass. Guitar Howard
Wilson Bros Parker Brpuhum
and Prcwitt were the merchants
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
Never Go There Again.

a funny thing happened at Co
lumbia week ago Sunday. 1t
appears that National Bank EX-
aminer Fulkerson. of Trenton, was
in that city Saturday examining
the Exchange National bank and
postponed the examination of the
Boone County National bank I'M
til Monday following. Judge
Ilockaday, the pious cashier Of the
Boone County National, called on
Mr.. FulkcrSon and advised him
that his son-in-law,a minister from
st. Louis, was coming to see
him and that they had arranged
for hunt on Monday, and he
asked Mr.. FulkciSon if they could
not slip down to the bank early
Sunday morning before anyone
was on the street and examine the
bank. Mr.. Fulkersou agreed and
early Sunday morning they were
at the bank and while they were in
the vault counting the cash the
outside door to the vault, which
inclineS inward closed and latchcd,
leaving the Judge and bank exam
incr in solitary confinement Just
about the time the Sunday school
bells were ringing thruout the
! town
Mr.. Fulkcrson, who had become
accustomed to emergencies adjust
ed himself to the occasion. but
judge Hockaday tumcd and ragged
like a Gagged lion. After four hours
of confinement, however. in which
time no doubt the Judge promised
himself in future to attend Sun
day school, church. Epworth
League, and prayer meeting with
never IA miss, the bank teller hap
pened to come into the bank and
released the prisoners.
1.-THE judge swore them all to
secrecy" the Macon Citizen says.
in relating the incident, "but Mr..
FulkerSon was in Macon Tuesday
and told us contidentially about
the affair and as we promised to
keep the matter quiet, we have de-
cidcd to say nothing further about
it,"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
Irwin j. Sims Dead.

This community was shocked
early last Thursday morning to
learn by telegraph from Thompson
that Mr.. |. j Sims, of that place,
had been found in his bed that
morning in a dying condition.
1t seems that Mr.. Sims had been
unable to sleep well for two or
three would work hard all
day and wouldn't get tired, and
when night came neither could he
sleep. He was in Mexico the day be-
fore, apparently in as good health
aS usual, talked with friends, paid
his taxes, but before he started
home, purchased some morphine
from one of our drug stores, say
ing to a friend that he wished to
use it to apply to sore on one of
his horses. He retired to his bed
that night in room by himself,
and toward morning, being unable
to sleep, it is thought he took IA
dose of the morphine to induce
sleep but he measused too great IA
quantity. He did not come to
breakfast the next morning at the
usual hour, and when Mrs. Sims
went to his room she found him as
above stated, in a dying condition
DR.. Downing was hastily called,
but it was too late, Mr.. Sims new
er spoke again.
Mr.. Sims was born in this coun-
ty, on the farm where he died. He
was of congenial nature and nj.
ways hard worker. BY hard la
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
Two Mexico Writers.

The Christmas edition of the
Columbia Herald this year contain
ed some most interesting reminis-
cenccs from prominent people in
different sections of the country.
Two letters were written from
Mexico, one by Mrs. c. ii Har.
din, the wife of Governor Har-
din, deceased, and the other 10y
Hon. W. II Kcunan. The read
ers of the MESSAGE will he glad to
see these letters, and we give them
here:
BY MRS. CHARLES II. HARDIN.
First appears to me the old Pres
byterian Church in Columbia,
where | attended school taught by
Miss Lucy A. Wales, in 1888 and
1896. She died in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, about 1888. The old
church was a plain, unattractivc
structure. No carpet covered its
floor, no cabinet or pipe organ at
tracted hearers to the sanctuary of
the Lord. But the music of goS-
pei hymns reSoundcd from its walls
and earnest gospel preaching
touched and awakened melody in
the heart.
And now | am at the old school
house, Bonne Femme, coming
lessons of wisdom with friends,
many of whGm have entered the
higher school. The old log church
was near, and III its graveyard my
father and mother, and most of
their family are at rest. In my
mind is pictured your own bcauti.
full city cemetery, where many of
my early friends have found re.
pose. Two miles from Columbia
is the Jewell graveyard, where, il
November, 1894, grave was OPP
cned to receive the remains of my
beloved husband. Soon another
will be opened by his side, in
which will be laid the body of his
wife. 1t is II blessed, happy
thought that our spirits will b,
united in that bright realm, wher,
there is no graveyard.
Mexico, Missouri.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
6. W. Ham.

Mr.. Ham resides in Mexico and
is an earnest worker for the Mod
ern Woodmen order. He is dis
trict deputy for that organization
and has just received word from
headquarters that he stands first
in the State among the deputies in
personal work and cndcavor in the
interests of Woodcraft.
Mr., Ham moved to Mexico last
June and since that time has writ
ten ll9 applications for the MeXi-
go Camp. seven of these were re-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

The Glasgow MisSourian printed
the following Santa Claus letter
last week: "Dear Santa Claus
Pleas send me a suit of long pants
and coat and vest with it please
send this if you don't send nothing
beside i wont gun too that's all
wont but j marked something in a
toy book that i want please give
me a pair of long pants wont
them gray i wont them for shool
pleas give me a par of long pants
if you cannot give nothing beside
pleas give me a par of long pants
yours t'uely-Edwin W. Price"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
c. & A. Sued Again.

w. II. Doss, of AuXvaSsc. has
brought suit against the Chicago
x Alton Railroad Co. for s., 600
damages, for alleged injuries re-
ceivcd i'll a wreck on the said c. 4
\. near McCrcdic about three
weeks since
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Mrs. Charles II. Hardin, widow
of the late Governor, resides at
Mexico. Mrs. Hardin is Il daugh-
ter of the late Thcodorick Jenkins,
of Boone county, and is most
excellent woman.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
An Interesting Chapter.

\ Gamma, Mo-, correspondent
of the Bowling Green Tunes in
recent communication to that ex-
ccllent paper, says;
1t is regarded rs an interesting
coincidence that during revival
meeting, conducted at the Cum
brrland Presbyterian church here
by Rev. T, :. Love, of st. Louis,
during the last two weeks, the
daughter of II murdered man and
the daughter of the murderer have
altcrnatcd in playing the organ at
the services.
Fifteen years ago Owen Utter
back, II prominent farmer, living
III the western part of Pike Coun-
ty, was waylaid and shot dead by
his ncighbor, Samuel Wesley
Collins.
The trial of Wcs Collins, as he
was known, became II celebrated
ease III the Pike County courts.
The ease was tried three times.
The first time Collins was found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged.
Champ Clark, now congressman,
was Collins counsel. He secured
II new trial for the prisoner.
In the meantime Mr.. Clark was
elected prosecuting attorney. An
other lawyer was appointed to
prosecute Collins, and Champ con-
| Quoted the defense for the third
time. His speech in defense Of
the prisoner at the final trial, is
still considered one of the finest
efforts before ii jury in the history
/ of north Missouri Clark sought
to show that Collins killed Utter
back because the latter had SLAM
dcrcd Mrs. Collins. But the fact
/ that the prisoner had deliberately
gone cunning for his victim and
/ shot him with Il rifle, without
warning, could not be overcome,
aud Collins was convicted II See
ond time.
Will" under sentence of death
| Collins was transferred to the Lam.
coin county Jail al Troy, as the
| Bowling Green jail WAS undergo
ing repairs. one day the sheriff
Of Pike county was amazed to see
Yves Collins, in the shadow of the
gallows, walk into the Pike conn
ty jail and surrender himself.
Il just broke out of jail down
there at Troy" he said, because
they didn't feed me ~ we'll as you
did; So | thought I'd come back
here. ."
Collins was hanged, but his
wife, for whose sake, according 10
the defense, he was yielding up
his life, refused 10 visit him aud
say farewell, Later she deserted
her own children.
Miss Daisy Collins and Miss
| Nina Uttcrback, grown into charm
ing young ladies and accomplished
musicians, took turns in acting aS
organist at DR.. Loves services,
Miss Collins lives in the ncighhor-
hood and Miss Uttcrback is visit
ing relatives here. The girls are
on friendly terms, but they never
speak of the past,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Clean blood means Il clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all inn
banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sckly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,--beanty for ten cent?. All drug
gisrs, satisfaction guaranteed, lUc, 25c, 5Dc.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Mr.. 5. b. Cook, Secretary of
State-clect, with his family will
move from Mexico to jefferson
City this week. Mr.. Cook has
bought Capt. Lesuer's fine resi-
dence at the Capital.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Mary Williams claims to be per-
manently injured in one of her
arms by Il fall on one of MeXico's
sidewalks last September and at
the next term of Circuit Court
will ask the city to pay her - 900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Matte McCully is suing her
husband, Frank b. McCully, for II
divorce. She charges abandon
ment, non-support and cruelty.
They were married nine years
since. Plaintiff resides in Mexico
and defendant in Galloway county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Mrs. Mary b. Beagles, of this
city, is suing her husband, j. NJ
Beagles, for a maintenance of $50
per month. She sued her husband
at last term of circuit court for Il
divorce, but it was denied.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

We notice that Martinsbulg is
going to use incandescent street
lamps. 1t is a good system, so we
learn, and we are glad to see the
little prairie town moving for
such improvements.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

V. +, Mendenhall has suspend
ed his Audrain County Republican,
lately moved from Mmtinsburg to
Mexico, and has moved the plant
this time to Knoxville. H., where
he will publish the Knoxville
News.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Mexico has another damage suit
on her hands,. T. Clemens wants
So, 900 for fall on asidewalk last
October, which he alleges has
made him lame in back and legs,
etc, and greatly impaired his
health.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
DanviIIe vs.. Montgomery.

Jefferson City. Dee. 30. .-Attor-
ney i. II. Cullen of Mexico. rep
reScnting u. i. Davis and other
taxpayers of Montgomery county,
made application this morning to
the supreme court in banc for an
alternative writ of mandamus IL
gainst the county court of Mont
gomery county to prevent the NOV
ing of the county seat of that
county from Danvillr to Montgom-
cry city. The proposition to re-
move the county seat was submit
ted to the voters at the recent e.
lection and was carried by Il two
thirds majority of the votes east
for that particular proposal, but
not 10y Il twO-thirdS majority of
the total vote of the county east at
the election. Upon that ground
the writ of mandamuS is asked
the petitioners holding that it re-
quires Il two-thirds majority of all
the votes cast at the election to re-
move the county seat, and the SUI
prcme court is prayed to issue Il
peremptory writ of mandamus re-
quiring the county court to leave
the county seat at Danville. The
supreme court took the matter un.
der adviscmcnt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

The revival meeting at the Mex
leo Christian Church closed last
week with - additions to the
church. Ed. 5. ID. butcher preach
ed very able sermons during the
progress of the meeting and did
other hard and earnest work. His
efforts We're crowned with great
success; the congregation has been
greatly strengthened aud built up.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust for gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace
Alfred TennysOn
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Palmyra is investigating the ad-
visibility of owning her own elec-
tric light and watcrworks plants.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Carl Hamilton, late editor of the
Rails County News, Republican,
which ceased publication at New
London last week, announces that
he will start ii paper at Martins
burg, this county. In Il statement
in the Rails County Times Carlton
says that the Rails county Repub-
licans failed to keep certain prom
ises with him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

q. X. Mccall, of Rush Hill, is
organizing a society of the Broth
erhood of America at Worcester.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
rooms, which were good brick
rooms, medium size.
Mexico, Missouri.

W. II. Kcnnan is II leading
lawyer of Mexico, prominent in
every good enterprise in that city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Two Republican papers in this
Congressional district died last
week, the Audrain Republican and
the Rails County News. They II
stay dead now till another Presi-
Dental campaign.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Ed. W. p. Dorsey, Of Laddonia,
has been called to the pastorate of
the Christian Church at Frank
ford, Pike county. 1t is one of
the strongest churches in the State
and has one of the best church ed
ifices outside The large cities. Ed
Dorsey is one of the strongest
preachers in his denomination
and the Frankford congregation is
to be congratulated in securing
him. He has property in Laddon-
ia and will not move to Frankford
till next spring.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

George Robertson and Clarence
Barnes have formed partnership
in the law business.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Smallpox is reported epidemic
thruout the east. Four thousand
cases in Greater New York and
25,000 between the Mississippi
and Atlantic. The facts have been
suppressed until just now. The
disease had its origin in the army
corps during the Spanish war.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
EDD RODlIOrSE,
Foreman.
W. j. CREASEY.
WM X. DUDLEY
j, II. MCGEE.
+. 7. GREGORY.
GEO. NJ. MEYER.
his own hand

The funeral was preached Satur-
day by Elder James Brady and
the intcrmcnt made in the Mexico
cemetery.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Dor and strict attention to business
he amassed quite Il comfortable
fortune. He was progressive
man, in business and public af-
fairs. He was a Democrat in his
political views, tho in the past not
at all times in full sympathy with
the ideas of his party. He was
twice ii candidate for Representa-
tive from Audrain, but was defeat
ed i'll both instances.
Mr.. Sims was thoro Christian
gentleman, Il member of the Regu-
lar Baptist Church. He was re-
spected by all, and his was typi-
cal Missouri home, where neigh
h0r or II weary traveller enjoyed Il
hospitality, for gcnuineness and
simplicity, not to be excelled any
where. The world is the poorer
hy the loss of such man.
Besides the wife three children
survivc-Mrs. Mollie Consadinc
Carl Sims and Matte Brown, all
residing i'll this county. Two sis.
tcrS reside in McXico-MrS. J. NJ
Bcaglcs and Miss Sallie Sims; Il
brother, w. &. Sims, resides at
Rush Hill; another, b. o. Sims,
near Thompson, and another, W
Il. Sims, in Texas.
Coroner Bridgford held an in,
quest and the jury returned III,
following verdict;
We, the jury, summoned anC
sworn to diligently inquire and t
true prcSentmcnt make as to how
and in what manner |. j. Sims
now lying dead, came to his death
do find that his death was causcC
by an overdose of morphine ant
that the same was administered by
his own hand.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
netic. full OF lie, nerve ana vigor, take No.To'
Bac, the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free Address
6mtling lenedy Co, Chicngo or New York
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27
That's the Understanding.

This observation from the Van
dalia Leader:
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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

ported at the last meeting night.
He returned last week from Mont
gomery City where he wrote up 2G
applications for the local camp and
10 other applications for IL new
camp at Minnrola. Two counties
have recently been added to Mr..
Ham, district, Randolph and st.
Louis. Beside these the following
compose his district; Pike, Rails,
Audrain, Lincoln, st. Charles,
Warren, Galloway and Boone.
Mr.. Ham is making II record for
himself in pushing the interests of
WOodcraft in this section.
X. G. Darlington has traded his
100 acre farm, south of Laddonia
to Jesse Darncll for the latter $
stock of general merchandise in
Laddonia. George Montague, of
that section, tells the MESSAGE
this item. The farm was valued
at $27 80 per acre, and Mr.. Dar-
lington takes the goods at invoice
price. Both good men and we
are glad they are to stay in Au-
drain county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-27

Educate Your Bowels with CascArsts.
Candy Cathariic, cure constipation forever.
ioc, CSC, II c. C. O. fail, druggists refund money.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-20

ava thlf b, saii Am.fIDan n1rs com.
p1uy shall nuI viii receive in fui pHy.
mont ana discharge thereof certain Ull
books uuW held hy ths at'I Board of 90.
u.4tinu uf tho value of o. 90 90. HH in.
y'rtorl'i hy li, together with Ni2ia
cash.
IL lH likewise agreed between the par
tIra that ln consideration ~ the afUre-
Hid. the said Board - Education shall.
Turing tho I've years next following the
execution hereof. purchase from the said
American Book Company from puhlica-
lions issued hy a., un ~ t.H books re-
gulrud ln the Government schools ~ %,
Hawaiian Islands
And the American Book Company. in
Of the aforesaid hereby
covenants and agrees that during tho
sHid term Of five years. and after tho
completion Of the purchase and exchange
Of hooks above mentioned. II shall and
viii sell aud ship to the Board OF Educa-
tiun of Hawaii, such school books as Il
In the city OF New York. at n discount OF
Twenty-Five per cent OF its list prices, OF
if in San FRANCISCO, at n discount OF fif-
teen per cent from such list prices, such
place of purchase to he at the option of
said Board Of Education.
II is likewise agreed that during the
whole of said term OF five years. the
price of books to be furnished to the
said Board OF Education shall not be
raised or made higher than at the date
Of the execution hereof, such prices are
for the purposes of this agreement, the
same as shown in a certain catalogue or
price list marked Exhibit A." and made
a part of this contract.
And that in case OF any reduction in
such list prices In the United States. the
said Board of Education shall have the
fun benefit and advantage of all such re-
ductions in all purchases made there
after. And it is further provided that
such prices shall in no case exceed the
price of books OF the same grade and
quality that may be published by any
other publishing house in the United
States.
And it is likewise agreed between the
parties hereto that II any books above
the grammar grades, which are not pub
'lished by the American Book Company
shall be required for the use of any OF
the public schools of Hawaii, such books
may be ordered through the American
Book Company, and the said American
Book Company will purchase and furnish
such books to the said Board of Educa-
tion at the actual cost price of the same
to it, the said American Book Company
In Witness Whereof, the said parties
have caused the attachment hereto OF
the names of the said Board of Educa
tion and the American Book Company by
their duly authorized agents and repre-
eentatives, the day and year first afore'
said.
(Sgned)
W. d. ALEXANDER,
Pres. of the Board of Education.
THE AMERICAN BOOK CO.,
BY A. F.. Gum, Genl Agent. and At
torney in fact.
Witness:
W. r. CASTLE.