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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-30
Foot of Snow at Telluride.

Special Telephone to The Herald.
TELLURIDE. Dec. 26.-The people
Of this place enjoved their FIRST sleigh
ride OF the season yesterday, about a
foot Of snow having fallen Tuesday
afternoon and night. Yesterday was
bright. although crisp. This has
been an unusual season. The mem
orv Of the oldest inhabitant can re-
call no time when good sleighing has
not prevailed before Christmas.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-30
Irrigation District Law
Denver NeWs.l

The last legislative assembly pass
ed an act authorizing the creation nf
irrigation districts. and modelled
largely after that in effect In Ne
braska, although both laws embraced
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-30
stormins At siiverten.

Special Telephone to The Herald.
SILVERTON. Dec. 27.-This is by
far the worst day OF the winte +.
While there is not much snow on the
ground, the sun was hidden from
sight most of the forenoon by the high
wind and sitting snow. 1t IL uncom-
fortably cold.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-30

The Damschroder child is reported
very low this forenoon. and Ia not ex-
pected to pull through. Said to be
scarlet fever and complication Of
troubles. which caused the death of
its mother a few days ago.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-30

The passenger due here at Q O'Clock
from Rico 10 reported stalled at Liz
card Head. partly caused by drifting
snow and also . broken rail.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-30
Windy At Telluride.

Special Telephone to The Herald.
TELLURlDE, Colo, Dec. 27.-It has
turned on quite pleasant today after
last nights gale. which was the Sc
verest In the history OF the city. 80
far as memory serves the people.
Towards morning the wind just
shrieked through the hills.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
THE HORSE CAR como.
Only Ono short Line Remains in the
New England states

Only One short Line Remains in the
New England states
With the passing OF the solitary
Back Bay horse car but one species
of that style OF conveyance 10 left In
Massachusetts,. and, indeed. In New
England, says the Boston Post To
hoston a century ago travellers oamo
IN stage coach and walked when
hey got here. Later. in 1925, an om-
a!bus line was Installed to accommo-
date travel between Charlestown.
Cambridge and Boston. The frst horse
railway in the vicinity OF Boston was
line from Harvard square. in Can-
bridge, to the Fitchburg railroad sta
ton, at Union square, Somervills. II
was n unique affair-a steam passsn-
ger coach. which had seen better days
and which had been relegated to this
service long after 1t had passed the
period of its usefulness behind the
iron horse. 1t was not a chartered
institution, but the enterprise Of one
man. and history fails to reveal
whether he owned the rolling stock
and the one pair OF horses used as
motive power in conveying passen-
gers The first street railway corpor-
alton to receive a charter from the
Massachusetts legislature was the Dor
chester and RoXbury. This was In
1852 One of the first things consid-
cred by the directors Of the West
End company was the adoption OF
some new motive power in order to
gain room on the street by the disuse
Of horses Nearly 10000 horses were
required at that time. Electricity be-
came possible factor in transporta-
tion. The West End was not slow
TO recognize Its power. In 1888 the
overhead system OF electric propulsion
was inaugurated on the Back Bay cars
From its inception electricity spread
over the lines OF the Wet End COM
pany almost too rapidly for people to
understand It's merit With the incep-
tion OF electricity the horse as mo-
tive power was a mark OF relegation.
So rapid has been the pace OF cleo
tricity that tho little railway at Onsot
Bay, on Cape Cod, stands alone as q
horse propelled corporation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
Ninety Indictments Found.

Centralia, Ill.,, Oct. 10. Ninety
indictments We're returned against
Centralia saloon keepers and al
legged gamblers by the grand jury
at Salem today as the result of the
crusade conducted by Mrs. May
Welch Fourteen of the twenty
two local saloon men are included
with five gamblinghouse proprie-
tors.
The crusade commenced in June,
when Mrs. Welch, as the prcsi-
dent of the w. c. Y. T., swore
out the first warrant. She has Sc
cured about fifty convictions since.
What method she used to secure
the information is a mystery. Al
tho she missed few convictions
she made but few mistakes in Sc
Letting cases.
She was called before the grand
jury two weeks ago, and since
then about 200 Centralians have
had to appear and fifty or more of
the wcll-infOrmed young men went
on camping expedition.
The crusade was carried into the
City Council by the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association and they had
the fines reduced to 81 on plea of
guilty, and as the city pays the at.
torney So in each ease, the city is
left in debt. This method Of fin
ing the men has been going on for
some time. But now each Of
those pleas of guilty has been
made the basis of an indictment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
NUMBER so
Frl9htful Death.

Rev. James Bradley, of this
city, preached funeral sermon at
Grand View church the other day.
1t was over the remains Of James
Brown. We quote from the Co.
lumbia Herald in reference to the
death:
a horrible accident which re.
suited in the death Of James
Brown, occurred at Browns Sta.
ton last Thursday evening. Mr..
Brown had been trimming trees
and was hauling the brush from
the yard when his team ran away.
No one saw the occurrence, but it
is presumed that he was thrown
from the wagon against the gate
post, breaking his jaw bone, spin
al column and fracturing the
skull. 1t was on the old Brown
homestead and the woman who
occupies the house, seeing the
team running, concluded to inves-
tigate the whereabout of the driv-
er, with the result of finding him
in the condition described.
Deceased leaves Il wife and two
year-old baby. He was a highly
respected citizen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
These Boys are Walkers.

The following is told by the
Fulton Sun:
DR.. w. NJ. Houston and Mr..
Ben l.. Locke, two of Mexico $
oldest and most highly respected
citizens, both over so years of age,
walked to Fulton last Wednesday
This was done on IA banter from
Mr.. Locke to DR.. Houston. The
old patriarchs left Mexico at 8 a.
m. and arrived in Fulton
ahead of the afternoon train.
They stopped few minutes at
Auxvasse and then resumed their
pilgrimage. When they arrived at
McCredie they again stopped to
rest and it was agreed that they
would wait for the belated train,
but while Mr.. Locke was resting
serenely he missed DR.. Houston
and on looking up he spied the
active DR.. Houston making rapid
strides about II mile down the
track. Mr.. Locke took up the
tramp and followed DR.. Houston
to Fulton. They were both foot
sore and weary on their arrival,
but were as fresh and vigorous af,
ter nights rest as tho they had
never counted the ties" as the
boys say, for % miles. 1t is q
common thing for DR.. Houston tC
walk from Mexico to his farm, a
distance of l5 miles.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
Sees an Endless War.

Sedalia, Mo, Oct. l0.-Harry
Ern st, of the Nineteenth United
States infantry, who has been do
ing service in Cebu and Bohol is
lands, in the Philippines, the last
year, has written to his father,
Charles +. Ernst of this city, that
permanent peace there is far more
distant than dispa tches to the met
ropolitan papers indicate. Around
Manila quiet prevails, Ernst ad'
mits, but not so elsewhere, ht
says. In concluding a lengthy
letter, descriptive of conditions
there, Ernst says:
"I do not believe the insurgents
will ever give up the fight. W.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
A School Boy Recitation.

Once when Il school boy Roose-
welt was called upon to recite the
poem beginning:
"At midnight, in his guarded tent,
The Turk lay dreaming of the
hour
When Greece, her knees in sup
pliance bent,
Would tremble at his power"
Theodore arose and started out
bravely. With all the flourishes
Of boyish energy he repeated the
lines as far as "When Greece, her
knees" and then he stopped.
He stammered, shnffled his feet
and began again; when Gree ce,
her knees" The old schoOlmas-
ter leaned forward, and, in a shrill
voice, said: Grease 'em again,
Teddy, and maybe it will go then. 4"
And Teddy, with his usual pluck,
tried it again with marked success.
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
,, CANDY Gathsrtic, cure constipation forever.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
MONROE CONFESSES.
Accessory to the Murder
of a Child.
Twelve Months in PrisOn-A
Light Sentence.

Last week Addie Crawley, col
ored, was allowed to plead guilty
to manslaughter in the killing of
her six-year-old child, Corintha
Crawley, which occurred on the 9Th
of August last, and Judge Hughes
sentenced the woman to five years
i'll the penitentiary. However,
there was much trouble in getting
her to plead. Her attorneys give
out the following statement for
publication;
"Addie Crawley denies to the
very last any connection whatever
with the murder of her child
However, after hearing the evil
dence at both the corOner's inquest
and the preliminary trial, we were
of the opinion that the evidence
and surrounding circumstances
tended to prove her guilty. We
accordingly advised and urged her
to plead guilty to manslaugh ter
and receive a sentence of five
years Imprisonment, which under
the good behavior rule will be re-
duced to three years and nine
months. We experienced a great
deal of trouble in getting her to
do this, yet we did not care to de-
fend person We thought guilty.
Our theory of the case is that she
killed the child and that Alex.
Monroe hauled it to the creek in
his water wagon. No other theory
can account for the disappearance
of the body during the day and its
presence under the h ouse the next
morning."
The Crawley woman was taken
back to Jail and shortly after urg-
ed that she did not kill the child,
but that bud" (Alex) Monroe
did it, struck her in the head wi tn
a club. Monroe hauled the child
away and brought it back and put
it under the house that night.
Upon this pleading Prosecuting
Attorney Buckley had Monroe ar
rested. Monroe confessed acces-
sorry to the murder, saying he
hauled the body off after the child
had been killed by its own moth
er. Hid the body in some trash
near the Military Academy.
Saturday Judge Hughes gave
Monroe twelve months in prison.
Monroe's father resides at Laddo-
nia-a harmless and honest old
darkey, familiarly known as "Un-
Gle jim"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17

The Daughters of the Confeder-
aacy organization of Mexico have
been presented with a beautiful
flag from the mother society of the
State. Miss Sue Robertson, of
this city, represented the Mexico
Chapter at Springfield, at the un-
yelling of the Confederate monu-
ment at that place recently and
carried this flag. The material of
the flag is taffeta silk. 1t is a fac
simile of the battle flag of the
Confederacy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
81 CUPID'S CAPTURES. rs

Mr.. Charles Il. johnson, of
Centralia, and Miss Mary Eliza
beth Bray, of this city, were mar
ried at the residence of bud"
Howe in Mexico last Thursday.
Mr.. johnson formerly resided
here. Wish the couple a happy
journey thru life together.
Mr.. Charles Muir and Miss
frankie Watts, both residing in
the neighborhood southeast of
Mexico, were united in marriage
last Wednesday afternoon week
Rev. L. S. Gibbs, of this city, tied
the nuptial knot. The happy
couple have the congratulations of
a host of friends.
Mr.. Gus T. Graham and Miss
Ida Edmonds were married in this
city last Thursday. The groom is
a son of Z. ID. Graham and the
bride a daughter of r. H. Ed
monds, both of this city. Mr.
Graham is travelling man work
ing for the Century Telephone
Construction Co., of Cleveland,
Ohio. The happy couple have the
congratulations of their many
friends.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
The Presidents Dog.

A little incident which somebody
about the White House witnessed
the other day is significant both as
an illustration of certain traits in
the character of President Roose-
welt and as an example for his ad.
mirers. There has been an i'm
preston among certain of his crit
les that he believed "the strenuous
life to consist chiefly in hunting
and killing animals; but tho a
mingty hunter, he is not merely a
Nimrod, as the following occur
renee shows.
1t was a rainy, dreary day, soon
after Mr.. Roosevelt's return to
Washington, and after busy
morning the President and his
secretary started out for n walk.
Just outside the door lay Il home.
less, friendless dog, as close to the
wall as he could get, his body
curled up into the smallest possi-
BILE bunch to avoid the rain and
possible observation. AS the two
men emerged from the door he
looked up apprehensively to see if
a kick or a stern "Be off with you
now" would compel him to beat Il
rapid retreat. But nothing of the
sort occurred. Mr.. Roosevelt $
expressive face took on a pitying
and kindly look, and bending
down, he stroked the animal 5
head and pulled him gently by the
ears.
Poor doggie, haven't you any
masteri" he inquired. Then he
went back into the house, and the
dog, with instructive understand.
ing of the situation, trotted close
to his heels. The President or.
dercd that the waif should be tax
Ell to the kitchen and given good
meal; and it is said that that dog
will be the dog of the White House
during this administration.
Mr.. Roosevelt is not one OF
those sportsmen who are satisfied
with popping away at tame pig
cons. When he goes hunting he
wants the excitement of killing a
dangerous wild beast. 1t will be
good thing for his boy admirers
to remember that the man who led
the charge at San Juan Hill was
quite as ready to bcfriend a home
less cur as to hunt cougars OF
grizzlies.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
"The Real Thing"

An observation by the Centralia
Courier: Some temperance advo-
Gates have stirred the Mexico In
telligencer to a defense of the sa-
looms. According to that paper
the saloons do not sell rot-gut on
Sunday and are the real thing in
every particular. Where, O where
was Col. Turner when the saloon
editorial was printed7
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
WINZER PAROLED.
Threatened With Jail Sem
tence If He LabOrS on
Sunday Again.

Gotlieb Winner, found guilty in
the Circuit Court last week of
working on Sunday, was brought
before Judge Hughes last Friday
and was paroled one year and re-
minded that he must pay his fines,
$50, at the January term of court.
A new trial had been asked for but
was refused. Judge Hughes warm
ed Winner that he must not work
on Sunday again or he would be
arrested and placed in Jail.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17

Here is "A marriage notice with
comment that appeared in a North
Dakota paper; Married, at Flint
stone, by Rev. Windstone, Nehe-
miah Mithstone and Wilhelmina
Sandstone. This is getting pretty
rocky" and there is bound to be
a blasting of these "stony" hearts
before many pebbles appear on the
cOnnubial beach. The grindstone
of infelicity will sharpen the ak of
jealousy and discord, and sooner
or later, one of the pair will rest
beneath the tombstone. Then
look out for the birthstone.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
Saloon Killing.

San Diego, Cal, Oct. 9.-Two
men were killed in saloon here
last night. They were James A.
Posey, proprietor of the place, and
Andrew Quinland somewhat young
er. The two men were standing
on opposite sides of the bar. An
CRY words passed and they both
drew their revolyers and fired 81
multaneously. Posey sank down
behind the bar. Quinland stag
gered into the street and fell.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17

What keeps de white man workin'
While dc black man takes his ease?
What stahts dc music playln'
When de wind gifts In de trees?
What keeps dc stahs shinin'
In all der lovelincss?
| docsn' know de answer,
An ism gwinc to guess.
Why does a dog stick to you
When human friends pass by?
Why does de di'mun lingcr
When de dcwdrop gottcr die?
An whut's de reason workin'
Is so much mo- hahd dan res?
| docsn' know dc answer,
An ism gwinc to guess.
Washington Star.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
Five Teachers.

Rush Hill has five young people
who are teachcrs-Clark Mccall
teacher in the Rush Hill school;
Miss Lena Petty, teacher in the
same school; Leslie Sipple, teach
er in the Eureka district; J. +.
Rosser, teacher in the Walker dis
trict, and Miss Jessie Maxwell, ,
teacher in the Black district.
They are all making a great sue
cess of their work, we hedr. Glad
to note this, and may they contin-
ue to rise.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
YEAR 1901.
TAX COLLECTORS
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that the
tax books of Audrain county for
the year 1901 are now in my hands
for collection. will meet the
tax payers at the following places
and on the following dates given
below:
Mt. Carmel, Tuesday, November ).
Farber, Wednesday, November 6.
Laddonia, Thursday, November 7.
Sailing, Tuesday, November, T.
R0wena, Wednesday, November
l3.
Sturgeon Tuesday November 10.
Ccntralia, Wednesday, Novem-
ber 20.
Martinsburg, Thursday, Nov
ember p,
Vandalia, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, November 2G and 27.
Rush Hill Tuesday December 3.
Benton City, Wednesday, De-
cember 4.
Please bring your poll tax re-
ceipts. ALBERT HARRISON,
Collector Audrain County.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
Santa Fe item in the Perry En-.

Santa Fe item in the Perry Eu-
terprise; j. r. Smiley sold to
Jack Muire, of Fulton, and VIM.
Dohm, of Illinois, last Saturday
80 head of 1880 pound cattle at Sc
per hundred, Also two loads of
250 pound hogs at SIC per pound;
all weighed at home. This was a
fine lot of stuff. Bob don't han
die anything else. Ch arle Heller
sold to the same party 3S head of
1915 pound cattle at Sc per hun
dred. Also 10 hogs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
Seven Thousand Pistols.

New Orleans, Oct. S.-Missis-
sippi is the poorest State in the
Union, according to the showing
of returns of personal property
for taxation. These indicate that
there is only 500, 900 worth of
jewelry in the State, but 1000
pistols are scheduled.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17

can burn them out and kill them
one by one and then quiet them
for a time, but the spirit of com
bativeness born in their savage
breasts still exists. They will
never consent to remain quiet per-
manently and it is my candid be-
lief that there are years of fighting
ahead for the American troops, in
fact, until the last Filipino has
been killed"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
INVITING AUDRAIN.
Winner Worked on Sunday
"and There Are
Others"

The following editorial, taken
from the Kansas City Star, will
interest MESSAGE readers in every
part of Audrain:
Probably most people who have
read the accounts of the prosecu-
ton of an Audrain county farmer
for working on Sunday, learned
for the first time that the State of
Missouri has a law against other
than necessary employments on
the Sabbath day. The old stat ute
seems to have been unearthed by
the neighbors of Farmer Winner,
not only because of his specific
dissertations of the Sabbath, but
also because of general prejudice
that had sprung up against him in
"A community where nearly every
one is a member of some church.
One witness testified that Winzer's
reputation was bad, and on cross
examination gave in substantial
ton of this charge that neither
Winzer nor his wife attended
church.
1t is gratifying evidence of the
Christian spirit of the republic
that the observance of Sunday as
a day of rest or worship is almost
unanimous among its people. The
exceptions are confined almost
wholly to those who are compelle d
to labor in order to keep active
those agencies necessary to the
public's welfare. But it is still
more creditable to the nation that
it refrains from toll, not because
of the menace of law, not from the
fear of fines or Imprisonment, but
from the moral sense of its people,
spontaneous and voluntarily mani
tested. There are "blue laws" in
other States, but they are not en-
forced, because there is so little
necessity for compelling their OBJ
servance.
There is also strongly prevail
ing sentiment that the observance
of the Sabbath, so far as private
enjoymeuts are concerned, is, and
should be, very largely a matter
of personal election. Those who
refrain from labor are inspired by
religious sentiment or the moral
economies of life. If they do not
worship, they at least rest, and
rest and recreation are recognized
as physical, moral and mental ne
cessities. Those who disregard
the day of rest may offend their
neighbOrs, but they are the prln-
cipal sufferers from their own con-
duct, and it is not in keeping with
modern sentiment in this fr ee and
enlightened country that man
should be compelled to observe a
religious decree of any kind or be
forced to take rest because rest is
good for him.
Thousands of God fearing,
church-going people in Missouri
have violated the spirit and the
letter of the old law that has been
invoked against Gotlieb Winner, a
foreigner who cannot speak Eng
lish and who has not yet assimi-
lated the finer spirit of the Ameri-
can people. If all who perform
other than absolutely necessary
duties on Sunday were prosecuted,
the courts could not take care of
the cases, and thousands of pre-
Sumed Sunday observers would be
amOnp thp attendants
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17

The State Leader published the
article from the MESSAGE, "Our
Country's Twin Evils" by DR.. II.
X. Hinde. 1t also appeared in the
Louisiana, Mo-, Press. That ar
ticle is getting a wide circulation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17

According to the Forum another
coal shaft is soon to be sunk at
Farber. Lawder and Patterson
have leased new lands in the vi
cinity of the town and will have
the new work in hand. Farber is
a great coal center.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17

Hardin College has the largest
attendance in the history of the
school. The total enrolment up
to last week was 223. The girls
are uniformed now, and make an
impressive picture in the sombre
cap and gown.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17

Mrs. h. II. Enmonds is called
the most accomplished lady angler
in this town. She is "A persistent
fisher, knows in just what waters
to throw her hook, and lately has
caught a number of fish averaging
in weight about three pounds
each.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
William Hurley, of Perry,

William Hurley, of Perry, was
found dead near the elevator at
that place last Sunday morning,
week. Hurley had been drinking
heavily Saturday night, and it is
supposed that in going home some
time Saturday night he stumbled
and fell, breaking his neck.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17

Thornton Star, the property of
j. a. Potts, of this city, won the
blue ribbon in the gated stallion
ring at the st. Lonis Fair last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17

The Ogre Poultry Yard, at
Thompson, this county, took first
ribbon on Pekin ducks in ring of
Eastern winners at the st. Louis
Fair last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-10-17
DrOuth'S Work.

Item from the Paris Appeal:
Kelly Wilkerson tells us that
the drouth killed 100000 young
trees in his Mexico nursery.