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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
HON. N. r. X. BIGGS.
Favors Champ Clark for
Senator, and a Primary.

The Louisiana Times is inter.
viewing the members of the Leg
islature regarding the manner of
selecting the Democratic candidate
for United States Senator. The
majority of the members seem to
favor a primary. Following is a
letter the Times publishes from
Hon. NJ. r. X. Biggs;
Farber, Mo-, May 3lst, l90l.-
Yours of May II came duly to
hand and contents noted.
In regard to election of United
States Senator. My people seem
with myself, to think a primary
preferable to convention, which
frequently does not express or re-
fleet the wishes of the people. !
am in favor of trusting the people
always and have the most implicit
confidence in their judgment.
| will not be candidate again
for reelection. According to pre-
vious agreement Lincoln county
will be entitled to the next senat-
or. Who will be her candidate
cannot tell. She has many good
and tried men.
In regard to United States Sen
ator, my, constituents favor Hon
Champ Clark. Yours Truly,
NJ. r h BIGGS. llth Dist
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Sir Courtney Boyle was one of
the best dinner companions inng-
Unable, says the 81, James Gazette
He had more excellent stories tnan
would fill n half dozen big vol
umes. One of them was n Stuttcr-
or who called at II poultercr'S shop
for some turkeys. Some are
tough and some are t-tendcr?" he
quericd of the shopman, who ad-
mitted the soft impeachment. II
! s-suppOsc there is d-difference
in the price," the customer re-
marked, only to he Informed that
his supposition was wrong. I'll
k-keep b.boys' school" he said
would you m-mind p-picking out
t-the tough ones'" The shopman
with wink, separated the tougl
ones from the tender ones, ano
once more the customer asked i
no difference could be made in the
price. The poulterer was sorr!
that it was impossible, and he wa
sorry. too, no doubt, when TIN
customer said, Then III take tn
tender ones"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
GOT REVENGE.
Monroe County Man Struck
1t Rich.

The people of Paris, Monroe
county, says the Macon Republi-
can, will never have any further
use for their Old-time fellow.citi.
zen. Dolph johnson. Mr.. John
son was of a speculative turn, aud
three years ago he went to Texas
and engaged in the land business.
He secured there an option on 100
acres of land near Beaumont.
Soon afterwards he came to Mis-
souri, and visited his home town,
where he worked hard to induce
his old friends to purchase some
of his land at $l5 an acre for the
purpose of cultivating rice. They
laughed at him and talked about
gold bricks and green goods. Ev-
erywhere he went with his little
plated tract of Texas land he was
met with sneering smiles or an
cient jokes. They would show
him newspaper stories of bogus
land deals and parties who had
fallen victims to real estate sharp
ers. johnson finally left town in
disgust and vowed he would never
go back to the place any more
But revenge came his way quite
unexpectedly.
His l60 acres of land happened
to be located right in the heart of
the oil regions, and last week he
disposed of them for 800 600.
He saw that the news was trans
mitted to Paris and then he made
another call OH his friends there,
but not one of them would speak
to him. He sat around in front
of the principal hotel all day long
smoking and smiling and made
himself the most obnoxious man
in town.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
The Disconnected vs.. y
y The COntented.

Boston, June 2S. The Grafton
of ideals in Politics." which
Wayne MacVeigh delivered before
the Phi Beta Kappa at its annual
meeting at Cambridge, has attract
ed unusual attention. Among
other things Mr.. MacNcigh said:
1t seems to me quite too plain
for dispute that no single member
of Il weaker race can he killed, no
hut of such II race, however hum
BILE, can he burned, no one can bc
selected for special honor for his
part in such pitiful warfare with
out its helping to light the torch
which starts the fire by which
some haplcSs negro is TO be burned
at the stake in our own country.
not only in defiance, but in con
tempt of law. All such acts must
be surely followed by greater insc-
curity for the surplus wealth which
the contented class possesses.
Nov, it is at least quite posi-
BILE that in the not distant future
American politics may transform
Mr.. Wcbstcr's warming into histo-
ry, for our electorate is already
beginning to be divided and must,
in obedience to the law of social
evolution, continue more and more
to be divided by that sharp clcav-
age which separates those who are
contentcd with their lot from thos,
who are diScontcnted with THEN
lot.
"lndcr whatever diSguiscs, call
ed by whatever names, inhcritng
or Scizing whatever partisan or
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
Formerly of Audraln.

Louis NJ. ROberds, who only Il
short time ago resided between
Mexico and Centralia. was whirled
to his death few days ago in
East st. Louis, where he had late
ly been employed as bolt cutter
on the night shift of the Republic
Iron and Steel Works. The st.
Louis Republic thus speaks of the
matter:
Roberds about Q o'clock had
mounted Il ladder to ADJUST n belt
ON one of the shafts. In reaching
over he leaned too far, his blouse
was caught between the belt and
the rapidly revolving shaft, and
instantly he was drawn from the
ladder and whirled about.
His first agoniaed scream as he
realized his danger warned his
fellow-workmen of the accident,
but before the machinery could be
stopped he was crushed to death.
Almost every bone in his body,
the company physician said, was
broken. The body was removed
to the morgue.
R0berds was - years old and
lived with his parents at No. 924
Chicago avenue.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
An Audrain Farmer.

Item found in the Montgomery
City Standard:
JEFF Cunningham got in Sat
urday afternoon from wheat cut
ting on his farm near Martinsburg.
He had 80 acres and he estimates
the yield at upwards of % bushels
per acre. Mr.. Cunningham thinks
justly that he has one of the best
farms in Audrain or even in Mont
gomery county, and points to this
yield of excellent wheat in a dry
season to show what it will pro-
duce. He says the grain is excel
lent, will grade No. , easily, and
the yield as stated above, makes it
ii crop of which it is easy to be
proud. Dir. Cunningham's farm
is not only fine grain farm, hut
is well improved and lays well, is
also fine grass and stock farm
But, perhaps, one thing that caus-
ed thi5 fine yield of wheat was the
use of Swift's pure bone meal
Mr.. Cunningham has been selling
this meal for several years, and
claims that it is the best fertilizer
for this fine prairie land that has
been offered in this market. He
uses it and has no hesitancy in
recommending it TO all who use
fertilizers, as the best.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

ganizations the alignment of two
great political divisions of Ameri-
can voters who will sooner or lat
er struggle against each other for
the possession of the government,
will inevitably be upon the basis I
have named. The party of the
contentcd will be ranged under
one banner and the party of the
discontinued will he ranged under
the other. That alignment will
steadily develop increasing sharp
ness OF division until the party of
the disc0ntcntcd. being the major
ity, has obtained the control of the
government, to which, under our
system. they are entitled, and then
they will be sure to remodel the
present system for the distribution
of wealth, unless we have pre-
vlously done so, upon bases wiser
and more equitable than those
now existing. The one party will
be, under whatever name, the par
ty of capital, aud the other party
will be, under whatever name. the
party of labor.
:" 1t certainly would tend to make
private property far more secure
III America if the less fortunate
majority of our population saw us
of the more fortunate minority
giving courage and time aud
thought to efforts to solve these
problems and others like them.
and thereby To lessen some of the
evils which in many cases bear so
heavily and 50 uniustIy upon the
poor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
Toast to the Horse.

DR.. Kane, president of the New
York Drivers association, at n
public dinner recently delivered the
following toast to the horse:
"That bundle of sentiment and
nerves, with the heart of II woman,
the eye of IA gazele, the courage
of n gladiator, the docitity of n
slave, the proud courage of a,king,
and the blind obedience of a good
soldier. The companion of the
desert and plain; that turns the
moist furrOw in the spring in or.
der that all the world may have
abundant harvests: that furnishes
the support of the kings; that,
with blazing eyes and distended
nostrils, fearlessly leads our great
est generals thru carnage and the
smoke of battle to glory and re-
nOwn; whose blood forms one OF
the ingredients that 60 to max,
the ink in which all history is
written, and who, finally mutel!
aud sadly, in black trappings pulls
the humblest of them to the new
ly sOdded threshold of eternity"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
Last Sundays Republic contain

Last Sundays Republic contain
ed a picture of Rev. j. C.Coggins,
"Of Decatur, I'll. as he appears in
his shirt waist in a favOrite pulpit
attitude" He believes in the
shirt waist and advises the male
members of his choir to attend
church service thus attired, and
members of the congregation are
invited to follow the example of
pastor and choir. If we mistake
not this is brother of Ed. j. w.
Coggins, at one time pastor of the
Christian Church at Laddonia, this
county, and now located at Odes-
sa, Mo. The Illinois COggins held
a religious debate at Rush Hill
with Rev. John Allison, and Z. s.
Underwood, of Worcester, was
moderator.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

in downpOurs, rloudbursts and
heavy rains in general
II it was all over there would be-
no occasion for writing this, but
il is not. Indeed ii is Ia hr feared
that the worst l. set to come. be
cause we have not yet reached tn"
center of the disturbance" There.
fore, the people are warned 10 he
on the lookout for dangerous
storms of the kinds referred to,
and be prepared to seek places of
safety at short notice. because the
storms are sure to continue, prob
ably two weeks longer, Where
they will strike no man can tell,
hence, we must keep an eye on all
clouds that look ugly aud threat
cniug.
Rain in great abundance il one
of the sure results, with intervals
of very warm weather, and it is
believed that the rains will con
tinuc thru the remainder of the
summer season in more than Sufii-
cient quantities.
The Missouri and other rivers
may make new high water records
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
LOOK FOR
STORMS.

X. james Abcrnathy, of VOL
cott, kansns,n few days ago wrote:
The undOubted cause for severe
storms soon will be- found in the
following statement Of facts on
the Both inst. Jupiter will b" IN
opposition to the sun; that Is, the
earth will be between the sun ana
Jupiter. July | the moon will be
in opposition, or at full, and ON
July } Saturn will be in Opposi-
tion. Thus it will be seen that
the two largest planets in our syS-
TEN and the moon are all pulling
on our little sphere at practically
the same time in opposition to the
sun. Such II strong opposing
combination is very rare, and new
or has existed. so far as is known
and it is believed can have but
one general effect, aud that is
great atmospheric tension, nncasi'
ness aud unrest, which are the di-
rect cause of the tornadocs, nm
usually severe and prolonged cler
trical storms and the loading NJ
the atmosphere with moisture tt
an unusual degree, which result,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
NOT MAD.
Why That Suicide Near Van.
dalia Last Week.

The MESSAGE published "spe-
cial" from Nandalia last week con
cerning George Benn's suicide. 1t
was therein surmised that he was
mad at his father and hence, in Il
rage, committed the awful act.
The following from the Nandalia
Leader explains:
The tragedy at Madisonville
Monday evening shows how des-
perate a man may become when he
gets it into his head ITO shuttle off
this mortal coil" George Benn
was determined to take his own
life and had to fight for it. He
didn't steal off to n quiet place
and take dose of morphine and
die, but with half dozen mem
bers of his family running after
him praying and screaming, he
went off to the woods holding
them at bay with revolver and
deliberately shot himself in the
stomach, from the effects of which
he died Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock.
Benn carried the mail between
Vandalia and Madisonville and he
never varied ~ minutes in his
time. Neither flood nor storm
was an obstacle to him. He had
a schedule that he religiously OBJ
served. He was always on time
and therefore very valuable man
for the position.
Why Bem took his life no one
seems to know. He was Young
man barely ont of his teens and
seemed to be in his right mind at
all times.
He carried the mail to Nandalia
Monday and returned home that
evening. 1t was n hot day and he
was somewhat fatigued when he
arrived home and members of tn,
family proceeded to make him
comfortable, one of them supply.
ing him with drink of cold water
and another handing him n fan.
He pulled off his shoes and while
this was going on his brother-in-
law unhitched his horse and fed it
You see Bcnn was well taken care
of. This seems to rrfutc the rll-
NOR that domestic infelicity was
the cause of Benn'S rash act. He
was surrounded by his mother
father, sisters, brother, aunt and
wife. He was sitting in the yard
and arose and walked to the front
door of the house where his coat
was hanging and secured a revolv-
er and started to a patch of woods
north of the house. Members of
the family started after him, but
he warned them back, threatening
to kill anyone who persisted in
following him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Montgomery Standard: Oscar
l.. Nickels, who has been manag-
ing the Black Flag, of which his
brother, j. NJ. Nickels, of Mexico,
is proprietor, left Saturday with
his family for Harper, Kas., where
they expect to remain. The Black
Flag store is now in charge of |.
ID. Lambert, who has been clerk
ing there.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

A queer suit at law is attracting
attention in Wichita county, Kan.
sas, and promises to last for sew
eral years. a Kansas girl died,
leaving a sweetheart and broth,
er. Sweetheart and brother are
not on good terms. When the
sweetheart ordered a handsome
monument for bis dead love 5
grave the brother went into court
for an injunction preventing tn,
erection of the monument.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Farber Forum: Mrs. Fred
Glynn was summoned to appear
before the grand jury at Mexico
Tuesday. Mrs. Glynn is 56 years
old and she says this is her first
experience of the kind. OF course
she knows nothing of other peo-
pies business.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
Always Growing.

Item scissOred from the Louisi-
ana Press:
w. }. Crow, of Farber, was the
representative of the Ninth dis
trict at the head camp of Modern
WOodmen at st. Paul this week
The Ninth district always crows
about something.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

H. w. Ellington, who left An.
drain county about b years ago,
just after the war. died in Chicago
a few. days ago. He left property
worth about $40, 900, and his fa-
ther, 7. p. Ellington, of this
county, will inherit it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

DR.. j. j. Porter and Arthur
Mottinger, the attorney, both Of
Mexico, will deliver addresses at
t he big celebration in Laddonia
today.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

1t is sal d that n Wcllsvilc wo-
man is so tend er- hearted that she
coul d Mt kill a chicken. but she
want ed it for dinner, and couldn t
lose any time, so she picked il
IA liyc and her husband killed il
after he came home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Rev. W \. Hanna, of the Mex
leo NJ. +. Church, South, also be-
lievcs in the shirt waist. Last
Sunday he advised the male mem
bers of his congregation to come
to church in their shirt sleeves if
they so chose.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Steve Y. Starr, formerly of Van
dalia, this county, was married
last week in st. Louis to Miss
Matte Raw.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Ed. j. H. Crutcher has moved
to st. Louis. He will continue
his pastorate of the Christian
Churches at Santa Fe, Midway
Antioch and Renick.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Centralia Courier: j. y. Cross
is having nice things said about
the Audrain Institute that he has
Just piloted to successful close.
Very few more conscientious
workers anywhere than County
Commissioner Cross.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

John Graham, north of the
square, is tearing down his dwell
ing and will erect n new and mod
ern structure.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

License last Saturday was iSsu-
ed to Mr.. David B. Kellerhals
and Miss Mary E. Thornhill, both
of near Rush Hill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Sixty-fve teachers took the ex-
aminations at the late Audrain
Teachers Institute. But of that
number there were fifteen who
failed TO get certificates.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Eva Sutton, of this county, is
suing her husband, j. Price SUIT
ton, for divorce. She charges
cruel treatment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Marriage license was issued last
week to Mr.. John NJ. Mitchell, of
Benton City, and Miss Ella NJ
Smith, of Martinsburg.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Ex- Confederate reunion at Aux.
vase, September I and ). Mexi-
co will be well represented.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Fred a. Morris is now wearing
the medal as the best shot in the
Mexico Gun Club.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Isaac Allen, of Mexico, has had
his pension increased to eight dol
lars.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

X. b. Shleppey, of this county,
will move TO Harper county, Kan
sas, this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

+ The Gallatin Democrat says that
Gov. DOckery is not a candidate
for the Senate from Missouri.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

George w. Chase, of Farber,
has had an increase of his pension
to eight dollars.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

The newspapers of Paris, Mo-,
pay SO yearly license to the city.
Not right.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04
NUMBER 35
Hello. Central Give Me Heaven.

just before services in the NJ f. Church. South last
day. says the Mddeown Chips little Nellie Darne aged
who visiting here from the Vanaa Prairie, sang
touching song entitled "Ilello Centra Give Me Heaven
being accompanied the organ by Miss Kate Meyer The
words of the song follow
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Educate Your Bowels With Csscareta
ioc. s3c. II c, C. c. fal, druggists refund money.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

The stamp act is dead. We can
now stop licking the Filipinos.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

Of the song follow:
Papa, I'm so sad and lonely"
Sobbcd fearful little child
Since dear mammals gone to Heaven,
Papa, darling, you've not smiled.
will speak to her and tell her
That We want Her to come home
Just you listen and I'll call her
Through the telephone"
CHORUS.
Hello Central! Give me Heaven,
For my mammals there;
Iou can find her with the angels
On the golden stair.
She'll be glad it's me who's speaking,
Call her. won't you, dear.
For want to surely tell her
We're so lonely here"
When the girl received this message,
Coming DER the telephone,
How her heart thrilled in that moment,
And the wires seemed to moan.
II will answer Just to please her."
Yves, dear heart, III soon come home"
Kiss me, mamma, kiss your darling
Through the telephone
CHORUS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-23
TEAM PRACTICE.
Football and G|es Club Dolngs
at Old Brown.

larger number OF men than usual
were out on Lincoln field for football
practice Saturday afternoon. In all there
were about 30 men in uniforms. This
good showing is very encouraging.
II was the first time that an eleven had
been lined up and the order was as fol-
lows:
Baker '02. left end: Savage. 'M, left
tackle; Hall. 0I, left guard: Coulter. o5.
Centre; Johnson, post graduate, right
guard Hatch. '05. right tackle: Cook. O5
right end: Schivenn. '05, quarter: Tarbell
0o. right half Dennico. '05. left half;
Bates. OF, full back.
They ran through the signals fairly well
epasderng wsT the ps, rst they had
ling there was seemed TO be due 10 the
fact that all the men had not mastered
the code.
A nleeun OF the track team was held
in the office OF the gymnasium Saturday
afternoon. Plans for the fall meet were
talked over and the date set at October
10.
II was also stated that a relay team
would be sent to compete in the Boston
Athletic association races In February
and that dual meets had been arranged
Institute OF Technology, as well as the
usual games at Worcester.
Capt. Hall gave an address TO the men
in which he paid a glowing tribute TO the
faithful work of the previous Brown
teams and expressed his hopes for a
bright future.
Or. Parker. physical director OF the col
lege, outlined the work OF the team for
the coming winter
The following men will make UP the
provisional Glee club: Heyden, Fletcher,
Cross. Rice. Hanson. Atwell, Gross, Hut
crimson. Heltzen, Sherman. Mead. Apple
ton. Thompson, Sherwood, Winslow, Mill
liken. Harkness. Colburn, Haskell.
Doughty. Sacket
sor the banjo club there are fewer ap-
pllcats so the director allows all the new
men 10 rehearse with the old club. and
from their work I'm actual practice will
Judge as TO their merit. The following
Barstov, Dexter, Ward. Hutchinson.
Clark, Lawton. Fletcher. Eastern. Hey
don Eaffn-