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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
Sixteen Per Cent Dividend.
(By the Associated Press

IBy The AssOcated Press.)
New York, Dec. 1.-THE directors of
the p. Lorillard Company at their regu-
lar meeting today declared the usual
quarterly dividend of per cent Oh tho
preferred stock of the company and a
dividend of ten per cent on its common
stock. All of the common stock, amount
ing to $3,O00,OO0 and nearly all OF the
preferred is owned by the Continental
Tobacco Company. The Dividend of ten
per cent on the common stock declared
today was in addition to six per cent on
such stock already declared, making six
teen per cent On the stock for this year
as against eight per cent for 1900 and
nothing for 1899. After declaring this
dividend the surplus carried over was
1925, 700.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
SAVED HIS LIFE,

II feel l owe my life to Kodol Dyspep-
sia Cure writes H. c. CHRISTENSEN, Hay
field, MINI. For three years | had dys-
pesia so bad that / could hold nothing
on my stomach. Finally l was confined
to my bed. Doctors said l could not live
/ read your advertisement of Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure and thought it fit my case
and commenced it's use. / began to i'm
prove from the first bottle. Now l am
cured and recommend it to all" w. Fl
King Drug Co., Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Co.,
VIM. Simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
Killed by the Southern.

Especial to News and Observer
Charlotte, n. c., Dec. 11.-Yesterday
Mr.. Watt Sinclair was struck by South
ern Railway engine at Fifth street cross
ing and almost instantly killed. He was
about sixty years old and was slightly
deaf. One leg was broken and his head
badly mangled. Buildings obstruct the
view of the track and the crossing is u
most dangerous one
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
SHORTAGE OF $4,000.
Murphy's Manager Said He d
Commit Suicide.
Left a Note Saying He Had Lost the Money on
Union Pacific and Cotton
Deals
(By the Associated Press.)

Charlotte, N. c., Dec. IA special tc
the Observer from Wilson, N. c., says:
'E. L. Powell, manager of the broker
age business of Murphy & Company, New
York, has disappeared from Wilson, $40
coo short in his accounts. lie left Il
note saying he would commit suicide and
mailed it in Rocky Mount.
"It is supposed he is in New York. Will
sonians lose heavily on his deal. He
claims in his note that he lost the amount
on Union Pacific and cotton deals"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
XMAS HOLIDAY RATES via S. A. L. R

XMAS HOLIDAY RATES via S. A. L. RY
On account of the above occasion the
S. A. l.. Ry. will sell round trip tickets
at rates and under conditions named be-
low:
FOR THE PUBLIC.
Rates of one and e-third fares for the
round trip between all points east of the
Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Pc
tomac rivers, including Washington, d.
c., except a rate of one fare in the State
of Florida.
Dates of Sale, December 30, "a, %, 80,
81, 1901, and January 1, 1902.
Final limit January 3, 1902.
FOR STUDENTS.
At same rates as sold to the public.
Dates of sale. December 16 to %, 1901.
Final limit January s, 1902.
For further information regarding
rates, schedules and Pullman reserva-
ton, write or call on
c. II. GATTIS, G, p. & r. A.,
Raleigh, n. c.
II. S. LEARD, T. P. A.,
Raleigh, n. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
CLAYTON WAS SURPRISE D.
Mr.. LOOMS Debnan and MISS Mamie Griffin
Married Last Night

There was a marriage in Clayton last
night that came in the nature of a sur
prise to the people there. At 10 so Mr..
LOOMS Debnam, secretary and treasurer
of the Clayton Cotton Mills, was married
to Miss Mamie Griffin, the daughter OF
DR., Griffin, prominent citizen The hap
Ply couple reached Raleigh just before
midnight and are guests at the VAL
borough. They leave this morning for
Charleston to visit the exposition on
their bridal trip.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
Senator Blackburn Marries.
(Ry the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.l
Washington, Dec. 11.-United States
Senator j. c. S. Blackburn, Of Kentucky,
and Mrs. Mary E. Blackburn were mar
ried here today at the rectory of st.
Paul's church, by Rev. Father Mackin.
Only few relatives were present. The
bride, whose first husband was Judge
Blackburn, "a distant relative of the Sem
ator, wore a travelling costume of gray
cloth, with hat to match. She has resided
in this city most of her life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
Commits Toner Rcckhills Report.
(By the Associated Press.l

T
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE report OF
Special Commissioner Rockhill to the
Secretary of State on the results of his
work in connection with the Chinese nc-
IONS in Pekin has been submitted to
Congress.
Mr. Rockhill shows in brief that
throughout the negotiations the United
States threw it's influence on the side of
moderation and acting harmonouEly with
the powers secured adequate PREPARATION
for wrongs done our citizens, guarantees
for their future protection, and laboied
successfully in the interests Of the whole
world in the cause of equal and impartial
trade with all parts of the Chinese en-
pire
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

WANTED-R SPECTA ABLE, TIDY
white woman to do house work in
small family. Good and comfortable
home Address with references, Mrs.
w r. B., 30 Warren Crescent, Norfolk,
Virginia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

WANTED-BY A SOBER AND RE-
liable young man, the books of some
reliable firms in the city to work at
night Guarantee satisfaction and a
practical book keeper with experience.
Address "Book-keeper," care News
and Observer.
l2-8tf.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
Buildings on Broadway Ablaze.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. IA fire started IN
the Dennison Paper Manufacturing 20.
store building, at 1913 Broadway tnls
morning at 1:45 o'clock. In very snort
time it had spread through this narrow
six story building and attacked Hege-
mans drug store at 1876 Broadway.
Within half an hour the Dennison Com
panys plant was a wreck. The fire at
tackled the rear of Hegeman's Drug store,
but was kept from the principal stock
The loss, it is thought, will reach $780,
000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

MANAGER WANTED IN EVERY LARGE,
county TO appoint agents for the Fa-
nous Game O5Skill'' nickel slot ma
chine for drinks or cigars; lawful
everywhere; takes place Of all forbid
Gen slot machines. Rented or sold on
easy payments. Secure territory quick.
Palmer Billiard Table Works, Chicago,
Ills.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

RESERVE SEATS FOR THE BELLE OF
New York will go on sale Saturday
morning, December 14th, for Foxy
CUTLER Thursday morning, December
10Th. Mail orders will receive prompt
attention.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the Cherokee Iron ant
Marble Company will be held at the
Company's mines, near Murphy, n. c..
on Friday the 9th OF December, 1901
at IL o'clock a. m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

WINFREY'S ART STORE, 125 WEST
Martin street, is making a speciality
of fine picture frames for the next
ten days. Call and get your choice be-
fore they are gone. 12-tf
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

HARRIS STEAM DYE WORKS: BELL
Phone S64. Dyeing Ladies and Chill
dren's Clothes a speciality. Second
hand goods bought and sold, 1886 Har-
gett Street. 12-11-t .
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

WANTED-EITHER LADIES OR GEN
tlemen to write letters at home at from
$40 to $40 per month. Address r. n.
Branson, Henrietta, N. c.
12-13-2t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

WANTED-TEN AGENTS, EITHER La
dies or gentlemen. Apply at 125 w. Mar
tin street, today between 2 and 5
o'clock p. m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
To Dismiss Diamond.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 11.-Police Commits
soner Murphy has announced that he
will dismiss Captain Diamond from the
police force. Diamond was recently
convicted of neglect of duty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

BUTTER-FOR GILT EDGE BUTTER
put up in ID. prints at 25c per ID. (. q. b.
in Statesville, write 10 balm Farm,
Statesville, N. c.
12-10-1W
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
One Gent a Word,

NO ADVERTISEMENT TAKEN FOR
LESS THAN rs CENTS AN INSERTION
CASH MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER. SPE-
cIAL DISCOUNTS ON LONG CON-
TRACTS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

WANTED-AN ASSISTANT PHARMA-
els Address, The Palace Pharmacy,
Rocky Mount, N. e.
12-10-tf
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
Seaboard Air Line Railway 70 Florida
Cuba, Savannah, Camden. Southern
Pine and Pinehurst, N. c.

Winter excursion tickets were Ileced
on sale October 18th to the principal win
ter resorts in North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, and Cuba ana will re-
main on sale during the season, with final
return limit May 81, 1902. Following are
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

TO reach any of these points the service
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Capt
tai City Route" will be found the pest
and most attractive. In addition 20 the
superior service now operated, Cafe Cars
were placed in service on the Hamlet
and Atlanta and Hamlet, Jacksonville
lines December 1st. Following this the
Florida and Metropolitan Limited VIII
be inaugurated about January 10, 1907
with sumptuoous apartments AMI superb
equipment, including dining and CLUB cars
See that your Winter Tourist Tickets
read via the Florida and West India
Short Line Seaboard Air Line Railway.
For further particulars regarding Gates,
schedules, sleeping car reservations, CT
pamphlets of winter resorts, address,
c. H. GATTIS, C. p. & I. A.,
Raleigh n. c.
II. S. LIZARD, T. P. A.
Raleigh, N. G..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

An ideal holiday numbcr, it will be un-
surpassed by any other newspaper in the
world.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

Grippe Knockers cure any cold, or any
case OF La Grippe in 10 hours. 25c. at
your druggist.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
SeabOard Airline Rv
CAPITAL CITY ROUTE.

CAPITAL CITY KOUTB.
Short Line to principal cities OF the
South and Southwest, Florida, CUBA
Texas, California and Mexico, reacDWs
the CAPITALS of six States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

The Red Cross Society has unanimously
reelected Miss Blara Barton president of
the society.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

ATLANTIC COAST LINE r. r.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
ROUTHWARD.

IN EFFECT DECEMBER /, 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13

Note-a Daily except Monday. b-East
ern Time.
Connections at Jacksonville and Tampa
for all Florida East Coast points, and
Cuba and Porto Rico At New OrleanN
for all points In Texas. Mexico and Cab
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05
Worcester.

The second Holiness meeting to
be held in this vicinity this year,
will begin at Slaughter's Ford
Wednesday night,
Miss Sudie Crawford is at home
after visit in Kansas City.
Mrs. James Denham has gone to
Oklahoma to join her husband who
was one of the lucky ones in the
land opening.
Audrain Baptist Association
will meet at Littleby Baptist
church September ~ and continue
two days.
Wiley Atkins began his first
school at Beagles School house
Monday.
Anna Crawford, Ethel LaForce,
Laura Atkins, Grace Hixon and
Bertha Wilkerson, all of this vi.
cinlty, will attend school at Lad
donia thru the following year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05
laddOnia.

James Ware went to the Indian
Territor! a few days ago.
Mrs. a. l.. Bruton is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Bailey, in Syca-
more, Ill.
c. y. Wilder and family leave
for California to night.
DR.. Urkhart and wife have gone
back to Cuba, Mo-, to reside.
They made many friends while
here.
Mrs. Barnes and Miss Tcnic
are visiting relatives in Mexico.
Miss Clara Wagner, of Middle
town, spent last week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Phoebe Stotler.
Rev. Yohe, who has been spend
ing several weeks with Mrs. Skclly
and family, returned to his home
in Penn, last week.
Mrs. Nandevcntcr and children
returned home today from a week 5
visit i'll Middletown.
The public school opens next
Monday and promises to be full in
attendance. Several pupils COM
ing to town to attend.
Collins Academy will open on
the 10th LaddOnia is becoming
noted for its good schools.
Mrs. Jessie Scobee and children
are visiting at Pleasant Hill, III.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05
thompson.

G. +. Wriney was called to the
the bedside of his mother at Sa-
lima, Kansas, Thursday,
j. X. Pool, of the Courier, Cen
tralia, Mo, visited here Friday.
Rev. Hanna, of Mexico, visited
at Ep, Elliott,s Thursday.
Mr., Chadwick of Johnson couu-
ty, is visiting his brother, George,
here.
Born, to the wife Of H. Fcrgu-
son, the 10Th, girl.
w. +. Vincent returned to his
home in Kansas Friday.
C.. +. Clark aud Mr.. Cornctt, of
Mexico. were here Tuesday OH bus
mess.
Mesdamcs Franklin, Cogswcll
aud Creascy are all improving.
Emmett Elliott will leave soon
for Ok.
DR.. Downing did business i'll
Mexico Tuesday.
Barnes Bros. and c. +. Clark
received 1 cars of corn each first
of the week.
Cook Groves shipped , ears eat
tie to Chicago Monday.
j. b. Woolery shipped , ears
cattle to Chicago Monday.
jim Groves shipped , ears Mon
day.
{. l.. Bruce, car Monday.
Rev. lIardesty preached at Lib,
erty Sunday at II O'Clock aud
at Il. b. Browns at 1 O'Clock
Mrs. Newkirk being baptized be-
fore the afternoon services.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05

vile relatives Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Trcssie Jewel, of Farber, is
the guest of relatives and friends
here.
Mrs. Charley Turpin and daugh-
ter, Miss Muriel, were passengers
to Wellsville Saturday.
Prof. Coffin and family left Sat
urday for Clark, where they will
make their future home. We re-
gret losing Prof. Coffin and wife
from our midst.
Henry Ellis and daughter, Miss
Minnie, were trading in Wells
vile Saturday.
Miss Blanche Harmon, of HEX
DRY Grove, and Ben Hale, of near
Laddonia, were in town Saturday.
Percy Ecker and family visited
relatives at Mexico the last of the
week.
Misses Annie Ingram and Clara
Staten left Sunday eve for St.
Louis.
Robert Morris and wife visited
Mexico relatives Sunday.
Ben Meycrpeter has returned
home from st. Louis, where he
has been working for several
weeks.
Silas Kelly, who spent the sum-
mer near Nandalia, has returned
home.
Miss Maggie Davis spent Sun
day in the country.
Miss Mary Bertels left Monday
for st. Louis where she will at
tend school.
Our schools commence Monday
morning with Prof. Douglass and
Misses Maggie Torreyson and Liz
zie Bertels as teachers.
The Martinsburg Enterprise is
tiourishing with Mr.. Bird ut the
helm. We welcome this gentle
man to our midst ard wish him
success with The Enterprise.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05
-. NeighborhOod News.
Rush Hill.

Rev. John Allison preached an
excellent sermon to a large audi
ence at the NJ. +. Church on last
Monday evening.
Mr.. Rush and son, of Jonesburg,
were business visitors in our town
the first of the week.
Miss Beulah Culbertson return
ed Saturday from a visit with rel.
atiyes and friends at Nandalia.
Public school opened Monday
with Prof. Brewer as principal, l..
G.. Mccall No. >. and Miss Lena
Petty No. 3. We wish to have Il
good school this winter and think
we will if the pupils will do their
part, for we are sure our teachers
are the right ones in the right
places and will do all they can to
make a success.
Mrs. Pete Maxwell returned
Sunday night from II visit with
her sister IN Kansas.
Mrs. Clendenin, of Mexico, and
her daughter, of New York. were
guests of Mrs. G.. +. Casper last
week.
Rev. Hicks, of Mexico, will
preach at the NJ. L. Church on
Tuesday evening, Sept. 10.
Miss Grace Hesser, of Vandalia,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. j. f.
Culbertson.
Nj. II. Paisley returned from
Kansas City Wednesday, where he
has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
0 a. Muzzy.
The Misses Taylor highly enter
tanned large number of their
friends on last Saturday evening.
Miss Virgie Martin, of Mexico,
was guest of her sister, Mrs. j.
F. Ridgway, Saturday and Sunday.
Isaac McManaway, of near Row
ena, visited his brother, Robert, in
this vicinity recently.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05
NeighborIy Neighbors.
G.. A. Witherspoon is in .Jopliu

&. A. Witherspoon is in Joplin.
Mrs. G. +. Clark has been visit
ing at jefferson City.
Mrs. A. Mottinger and children
are visiting relatives at Hawkeye,
Iowa.
Mrs. Lizzie Walton has been
entertaining Mrs. Charlie Tidd, of
Sturgeon.
ID. p. Moore and wife have re-
turned from their recent visit to
California.
Rev.. J. Hicks is attending the
Epworth League convention at
Brookfeld.
DR.. j. b. Hawkins was in Van
dalia and Perry this week on pro-
fessional business.
s. p. Emmons, as delegate, is
attending the Southern Methodist
conference at st. Joseph.
J. p. Harper, of Rush Hill,
was thru Mexico yesterday on his
way to Moberly on business.
Mrs. Alice Asberry, of this city,
returned home Saturday from Il
visit to relatives near Fulton.
Miss Mollie Milroy, of Louisi-
ana, stopped in Mexico last Thurs
day while enroute to Moberly.
Mayor w. X. Potts and City
Marshal John Lane are home from
a weeks outing at Randolph
Springs.
Mrs. j. J Griffin has returned
from a two weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. r. X. Kelly, at
California, Mo.
Rev. }. S. Rocker of Warren :
ton, while on his way to conference
at st. Joseph, visited his brother
here, Rev. w. 5. Rocker, this
week.
Prof. w. w. Clendenin and
wife and Miss Ida Clendenin leave
for New York today. Prof. Glen
denim teaches in New York City
and his sister, Miss Ida. in Brook
lyn. They are pleased with life in
the knickerbocker State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05
Letters UncaIIed For.

Following is list of the letters
remaining in the post-of1ice Mt
Mexico, Mo-, for the past week
ending Aug. ~, 1901, which, if
not called for in thirty days, will
be sent to the dead letter Office at
Washington, ID. c.:
Eva Akerman Susie Armstrong
Sarah + Alsney Edna Brum
Il c Bush DR. w l. Bates
Frank ID Chase Ii + Callens
Lily Duley Addie Dowell
Chas III Dlckey NJ Fifsman
ID ID Grey b : Houchens
j y Jeffries Chas Henderson
Lizzie Kerr Necui Lee
Mrs 5 p Lane Henry J Linn
l. b Yate Bishop Mitchell
Lima Smith Anton Campain
Kate Willard Geo w Marshall
Rev J Yohc Mrs NJ Il Smith
Eva Mcdonald
W. NJ. TRELoAR, p. NJ
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05
w. NJ. TRELoAR, p. NJ.

Have YOU heard Uncle" Thorn
as Duty's speech in reference to
saloon license reduction in Mexico'
Bro. Duty puts it in rather strong
language and there are others quite
as vehement as he. He declares
that the license should have been
put higher instead of lower, every
time, or else abolition or reduction
of license for merchants should
have been considered, too. Mr..
Duty says he feels hurt by the city
councils action last week and he
expects to keep" agitating"till next
election.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05

7. j. Daniel and family visited
relatives here Saturday and Sun.
day.
Eppa Elliott aud wife attended
church in Mexico Sunday.
Ben Franklin returned home
Tuesday.
Mrs. T. j. Harrison is visiting
in Curryville, Mo.
Jno. Haley is in Roodhouse.
j. {. Daniel and family return
ed home Sunday.
Miss Matte Pool, of Mexico,
visited here Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05

The drouth is something awful:
the dust is getting almost unbear-
able.
There is some sickness.
The neighborhood Just east of
us was very much shocked by the
death of old Mr.. LeMasters, Of near
Middletown, last Friday morning
by suychnine poisoning. BY
whom administered is not known
at this writing. We deeply SYM
pathize with the family in their
great sorrow and we hope the myS-
terry will be cleared up.
The meetings have closed at
Central Union. Bro. Bennett did
some splendid preaching, resulting
III four additions to the Church and
the Church being built up.
Mrs. Jacob Coons, Of Darling
ton, Mo-, and Bro. Frank Ecker,
of near Martinsburg, were pleas
ant visitors at j. w. Harris Fri
day and Saturday.
Rev. ~. c. Sox preached at Mt.
Olivet last Sunday. Rev.Sox is
on a visit from Iowa to the home
folks.
We were surprised to see by the
Walker correspondent of the MEs-
SAGE that yearling cattle were so
high priced up there.
The telephone line from Wanda
liza via Mt. Carmel to Gazette is an
assured fact. The next thing we
want is free mail delivery.
The Fields and Hall picnic at
Heaton's grove was a great sue
cess. Large crowd, good speak
ing, etc.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05
Deaths.

Mrs. Mary Creech, of Centralia,
died last Saturday of paralysis.
She was "A years old.
Mrs. Hiram Threlkeld, aged y,
southwest of this city, died sud
denly August 9th, of heart dis.
ease. She had always been in APP
parent good health. She took with
smothering and died in five min
utes. The husband and two small
children survive her. Deceased
was member of the Baptist
Church. DR.. j. j. Porter preach
ed the funeral. The interment
was in Mexico cemetery.
Samuel Patterson, in his Goth
year died at his home in Youngs
Creek neighborhood after a1engthy
illness. The funeral was preached
yesterday by Rev. w. S. Rocker,
and the remains inferred in the
Mexico cemetery. Deceased was
an earnest church worker, serving
as superintendent of the Sunday
school at Mt. Olivet for ID years.
He was good man and will be
much missed in the community.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05

% Hardy, vigorous, least sub
ject to cholera of any known
breed. GU Very prolific, ten to
fifteen pigs to the litter is the
average. (3) Rapid growth, cas-
lily made to weigh POO lbs. at six
months, 300 at ten, 400 ut fifteen
months. az Very gentle dispo-
sition. 60 Best breed known to
cross with other breeds. Farmers
wishing to raise better hogs can
not do better than investigate the
merits of the Duroc Jersey.
\ few choice male pigs for sale
by b. w. HALE,
Laddonia, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-09-05
Moline.
Still, dry, cool and dusty.
Everybody hauling water.

Still, dry, cool and dusty.
Everybody hauling water,
Mr.. Ernst, of near Littlcby, fill
ed his regular appointment here
last Sunday.
There came near being il very
sad accident II few evenings ago as
Sallic aud Bessie Tanner were go
ing to their mcle's on horseback
One Of the horses frightened at II
bad bridge and thew Miss Sallie
to the ground She thought at the
time she was not hurt but before
they had gone Iar she asked where
they were. When told she dcclar.
ed that was not the way; they were
near their uucle's by that time and
it was evident that she was badly
hurt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen aud family
visited Mrs. llansen's brothers,