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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
-, Neiehborhood News. -
Johns Branch.

The grip seems to have Il hold
on everybody.
Mrs. $. V. Montague and fami-
ly have moved to the Painter farm.
Frank German and Louie Smidt
have gone into Monroe county to
look for stock.
Will Edwards is visiting in Pike
county.
Miss Ollie Grow is spending Il
few weeks with Mrs. j. Ed Smith
Mrs. Edwards spent several days
last week with her daughter, Mrs
Kelly, in Pike county.
Willis Eastman is quite sick.
Mrs. James Smith received Il
letter a few days ago from her IA
Their and brother, who are in Okla.
homa City. They say everything
is on a boom there. Plenty OF
work, COOL wages, and better
climate cant be found.
Horses are very high here. Some
say you even have to pay for &
look at one.
jeff Slavens had the misfortun,
to lose both of his work horses
This is bad indeed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
Shipped the Corpse BY.

Vandalia, Mo-, Jan. 27.-The
funeral services over the remains
of =. l.. Beshears, who died at
Los Angeles, Cal, occurred today.
Mr.. Bcshears was a son of the
late Judge W. Is. Beshears. The
funeral services were conducted by
the |. o. o. F. lodges of Wanda
liza. Bowling Green and Laddonia
In shipping the body from Cal
ifornia the express company ear
ried it to Galesburg, H., and only
discovered it III time to avoid
sending another corpse to Wanda
lin
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
Put on His Behavior.

Ernest Hale, lG years of age,
was brought before Judge Hughes
this week on the charge of entering
Austin Yagcr's home north of
Mexico for the purpose of robbery.
Judge Hughes parolcd him under
bond to appear in the Audrain Cir
cult Court at every session for two
years and give account Of his be-
havior and stewardship. Another
misdcmeanor of any kind and he
will be sent to the Reform School
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
laddOnia.

Mr.. Poorman. an elderly gen
tleman who lives near Rush Hill,
is dangerously sick with crysip-
elias.
The grip has many victims in
Laddonia: Misses Bessie Corner
and Allen Logan, Mesdames |. s.
Derrick and Stanley Mcdaniel and
Mr.. j. X. Gilliland are among the
number.
Mrs. }. +. Vermillion, of Bowl
ing Green, visited Mrs. Jessie
Basket last week.
Mrs. Sarah Basket has return
ed to Louisiana to reside. Many
in Laddonia will miss her, as she
is an intellectual, pleasant, Chris
tian lady, and gave hope and com
fort to all she met.
j. W. Lewellen spent last week
in Pike county visiting old friends
and relatives.
Mrs. F. T. Lennon, of Wanda
liza, is visiting Mrs. \, NJ. BosSard
and Miss A. Logan.
Elder j. b. White, of Wells
vile, preached Sunday in the
Presbyterian church. Elder White
thinks doctrinal sermons are back
numbers" and that more unity
should prevail among the church
es. \ series Of meetings will be-
gin tonight i'll the Presbyterian
church, conducted by Elder Adams,
pastor of the church. The Chris
tian church is at present without
pastor.
Elder w. =. Dorsey and family
will move to Frankford, Pike
county, in the near future. He is
pastor of the Frankfort Christian
church.
The T., l.. Reading Circle is
resting from Shakespeare and viii
read Whittier next Friday night
Spelling has been added to tn,
reading. which adds much 10 til,
interest. Last Friday evening
Mrs. J II. Bradcn conducted tn,
spelling, and Webster would hay,
wondered, aud thought how easily
he could have Spclt words differ
entity had he thought Of it. Ont
spellcr exclaimed, How stupid il
Mr.. Webster to change the il
'deleble' to i in 'indelible,
What did he want to put tina
p on psychic for"
Professor Bradcn missed II word
which did the class much good an,
he wished then he was "pscudon
ymOuS." The class were not Xix
the little girl Whittier tells of VIII
said:
I'm sorry that sprlt the word
j hate To- go above YOU,
Because, the brown eyes low
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
Musiral Chicago

We associate the name OF Chicago
with produce Of rather more prac-
deal and material character than
musical instruments The Board OF
Trade Journal. however. reports that
Ec manufacture OF pianos, organs,
hnIps. banjos. and other instruments
las developed enormously during the
LIST decade, Last year Chicago turned
a. 10000 pianos valued at E2,50O,O0O,
nd co coo organs at 100000, or more
han one half Of the total production
4 organs in the world, II Is dincult
TO conceive why Chicago in particular
should thus aspire to be the Cremona
4 the modern musical world.-lou-
ion Daily News, Aug. 90
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
Ousting Proceedings.

Last summer b. +. Tomlinson
resigned as Justice of the Peace of
Salt River township and the Coun-
ty Court appointed \. b. Cluster
to fill the vacancy. At the clec-
ton last November l.. y. Bass
was elected to this office, but Clus-
ter maintains that he holds for the
time that Tomlinson was elected
to November, 1902. Suit has been
brought in the Circuit Court to
determine the matter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
Martinsbure.

Business is hourishing in our
little city at present. The mill is
running night and day and the
Wabash railroad is unable to fur
nish ears enough to ship the grain
which is hauled here for shipping.
Oscar Kreiger was in Centralia
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank klarensorger is Wis
iting relatives and friends at Mont
gomery City.
j. NJ. Nichels, of Mexico. was
looking after his business here
Monday.
o. Krciger made II business trip
to Mexico Tuesday.
jeff Cornctt, of Mexico, visited
relatives and friends here Wednes-
day.
DR.. Bumgarner made Il business
trip to Mexico Thursday.
Archie Johnson. of near Mexico,
was the guest of friends in town
Saturday.
Claude Taylor has returned
home from Iowa.
Harry Kuhnc spent Sunday with
his parents at Wellsville.
The new cases ofgrippe are Mrs.
Fenncwald and daughter, Mary,
Misses Nora Billiard and Maggie
Torreyson, Edna Lewis, Minnea
Taylor, Lee Clark and G. Will
burns little daughter.
Mrs. Ida Taylor left Thursday
night for her home in Iowa.
Miss Laura Johnson and broth
er Archie, of near Mexico, spent
several days the past week with
their sister, Mrs. Emma Stone,
north of town.
Wonder what was the matter
with Hugh Asbury the other
night! He said he started to see
his girl and got lost and when he
found himself he was III Mcycrpc-
ter'S livery stable and he thought
he was in the depot. Poor Hugh,
he didn't get to see his girl that
night, and now is ashamed to tell
her why he failed to fill his ap.
pointmeut. Confess up, Hugh.
Died. at her home south oftown
Friday. Jan. -, Mrs. Ed Wright
She leaves Il husband and a daugh
ter and son besides other relatives
and friends to mourn her loss
| Silt was lalu 10 rest III the Mar
tinsburg cemetery Saturday after,
noon. The family has the sympa.
thy Of this community in its sad
bereavement.
Miss Oracle Smith is visiting
her parents in st. Louis.
Frank and Ben Meycrpetcr
Tom llammett and Marion Walker
attended the debate at Ecklcl
school house Friday night.
Rev. Shumate and Miss Leila
Joseph, of WellSville, visited rcla
tivcs here Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
The City Council.

Council was in session Monday
night. Motion carried to settle
with Hop Kemp, verdict of dam
ages against the city for $50. \
number of sidewalks ordered re-
paired. Expense of 1913 for small
pox patients on e. < \. was re-
ported. Street commissioner made
report as follows: Labor, 1892,
prison labor, $3.50; rock yard ex-
penses, $50; pest house labor,
$500.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
Deaths.

The infant son or Mr.. ana Mrs.
John Bozmth, of this city, died
last Sunday.
James II. Stephens, pioneer
settler of Boone county, died at
Centraia last week.
Mat Bloom, at Bean Creek, this
county, received the sad news last
week of the death of his brother,
John Bloom, at Austin, Texas.
Thomas II. Hickman, ten miles
south of this city, died last Thurs
day, of pneumon ia. He was aged
SO. He was an old citizen of the
county.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Burch, of Gillian, died last
Saturday and was brought to Lad
donia, this county, for intermcnt.
Mr.. Burch is the station agent at
Gillian
Miss Florence Cmstead, of this
city, died last Saturday of con-
sumption. She was good wo-
man. For several years she was
IN employee in p. w. Harding 5
millinery store.
Little Frank, the I year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Etna Williams,
of this city, died last Monday. The
child had been sick for some time,
but the immediate cause of death
was pneumonia.
John A. Sullivan, aged 81, who
resided northeast of this city, died
last Thursday of pneumonia. The
wife and five children survive him.
He was devoted member of the
Catholic Church and was an up
right citizen.
Miss Senie Bradford, aged about
Is, northeast of this city, died last
Friday night. She retired appar-
emily well, but was found dead i'll
bed next morning. Her death is
said to have been from hemor-
rhage and heart failure.
ID. J. Barricks, late of Rush
Hill. this county, died ut his home
in st. Louis last Friday. He be-
came resident of Audrain in
| 1857. The remains were brought
/ here and Inferred at Littleby. De-
ceased was member of the Bap-
fist church.
Isaac Wesley MCGOWAN, aged
nearly SO years, died at his home
in this city last Tuesday. He had
been in feeble health for some
time. Deceased was born in Lou
isville. Ky, and came to Missouri
when %. settling in Galloway
county. He came to Audrain Il
years ago, moving to this city sew
en- years ago, at about the time OF
the death of his wife. Eight chill.
drcn survive him-Mrs. y. G.. Gal,
with, of Columbia; j. {. McCown
J Vernon county; Mrs. Mollie
Weant and Mrs. Sallie Walton,
PettiS county; Mrs. Ollie Moody,
near this city; Isaac, Robert and
Miss Ella McCown, who reside in
Mexico He had been a Methodist
for fifty years. Rev. w. y. Han
ma conducted the funeral.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

w. c. Hedges, proprietor of the
Tucker Hotel in this city, is IA rus
tier and IA genial good fellow. He
has had the hotel renovated, pa
pered and painted thruout and fur
nishcd with brand new furniture
and bedding. He sets the best
meals, and when you want some
thing good to eat you will make
no mistake by calling on Mr..
Hedges.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

John Bloom, who died at Aus
tin, Texas, last week. had broth
er, Mat Bloom, living on Bean
Creek, this county, and he was a
nephew also of Philip Rebman,
ore of the Mexico City Council.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

The Fire Department was called
out yesterday evening for the
burning out of Il flue at General
McIntyre's residence ON East
Whitley Street.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

Mayor c. q. Baker, of Laddon-
ia, and b. c. johnson. of this city,
We're two of the auctioneers at the
big stock sale of Zach Lewcllen,
south of Vandalia, yesterday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

j. b. Quisenberry, recently
manager of the Planters Hotel in
this city, is now a street ear con
ductor in st. Louis. His family
will move to that city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

w. d. Mccoy, the poultryman
at Laddonia, is putting up large
building to serve his purpose and
will embark in the business on a
larger scale than ever.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

The grand jury made report
last week that left certain people
i'll the snares. One Indictment
was against Il certain Mexico doe
tor for malpractice.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
Rush Hill.

Tho ,o.noI mating ot fine NJ
l. Cbnrch is still in nroyress con.
Quoted by Revs. Sumptcr and
Sneed. of Centralia.
We are clad to see j. NJ. Cul-
bcrtson on the streets again after
a severe attack of grip.
Mr.. James Stewart K cutor.
+o;niro hor r;oco Mis-. Tbo,n
tb;s wook
Mrs Ridgwov aud donghtor
Miss Spsic returned to their home
IN Auxv,ssr Monday after - short
visit with relatives and friends
here.
Mr. poorn,n soutb of town i
.,m l,,,,o,orsl,. III
James MYERS is down from Mex
leo for few days,
Hugh Culbcrtson left Monday
for Alton. Ill.,. to visit his sister.
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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netlc. full OF litc, nerve and yigor, take No-ro-
Bac, the wonder WORKER, that makes weak men
strong All druggists, 81. Cure guaran'
teed Booklet aud sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

Mrs. Henry Mann has returned
from a visit to relatives at Belle
vile, Ill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

Ed. j. j. Griffin, of this city,
preached at Corinth, in Rails coun-
ty, last Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

Mrs. w. L. Coil, of Laddonia,
was the guest of friends in this
city last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

X. a. Boyd, out at Champ
bought pen of corn of Thomas
McCune, paying 32c per buShel.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

John A. Smith sold to Julia
Parish lots, I and ), block | Clus-
ter's addition to Farber, for $3.50.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

DR.. w. II. Douglass sold to DR..
T. w. Crawford lot I, block s,
original Rush Hill, for 81 900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

The world is full of roses,
And the rose is full of dew,
And the dew is full of heavenl,
love
That drips for me and you.
Jim" Riley.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31
iOungS Greek.

County Collector 7. Lccpcr aud
family are our new ncighbors.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

County Court convenes next
Monday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

According to the Kansas City
Star, Judge Elijah Robinson, well
remembered in this county and all
over this Congressional district,
was fined $l5 this week at Kansas
City for throwing an ink stand in
court at the head of another law
yer, Jules c. Rosenberger. Rob
inson called Rosenburger IA puppy
and then Rosenberger called Rob-
inSOn puppy; then, quick as a
flash, Robinson hurled the ink
stand.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

Tom Spurs, colored, who was
given whipping for stealing over
at Fulton not long since, entered
the store of A. Soltz in this city
last Saturday evening and laid his
hands on pair of pants and was
away and down the street before
the proprietor was hardly aware.
Mr.. SOltz saw him pick up the
goods, but he was ont the door in
Il flash. The darkey will get worse
than "A foggingi if he is ever caught
in this town again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-01-31

Flow Are Your SIdneyss
DR.. Hobbs Siaragus Pi.lS cure nll Kidney ills. Sam.
pie froe, Add sterling llcmeuy'Co Chicago or N, Y
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
RedSkin
BarbariSrn

A veteran who was on the trail in
New Mexico previous to the outbreak
of the civil war relates story Of a
Philadelphian, which was the expert
ence of many unfortunate travellers
with the Apache Indians in the south
west. The veteran at the time was the
guest OF officers at Fort Fillmore, long
since abandoned. The Philadelphia,
e. j. White, arrived at the post in an
ambulance, with his wife and child
and two servants, a man and his wife.
Mr.. White had been appointed at
Washington as sutler for the military
post of Fort Buchanan, several days
distant from Fillmore. White had
never been in the Indian country and
laughed at the fears Of the people at
the fort, who warned him of danger
from an attack of prowling Apaches
He said he could not wait for a strong
er party to come along and would start
for his destination the next day. Mrs.
White was a beautiful young woman
of one Of the eastern cities, who had
never left her fathers roof until she
started with her husband for the wilds
of the mountains. The ambulance
left the next morning. "At daybreak
on the morning after that" says the
veteran. 1--WE were aroused by the
rapid beating of the drum. Two men
had arrived at the post from the west.
They said that about twenty miles
from the post they came across the
dead bodies of two men and the frag-
ments of a wagon which had been set
on fire. Evidently there had been an
attack by the Indians and the travel
ers had been taken by surprise. I'M
mediately large party was organ
lied and we started for the spot, well
armed and mounted on the feetest
horses at the post. We had at our
head two Of the most noted scouts of
the southwest. They rode forward
without a word. We arrived at the
scene of the massacre in about two
hours, and found that the story was
too true. No traces of Mrs. White or
her babe could be found and we knew
she had been carried off a prisoner to
a fate worse than death. We hastily
buried the two men and started on the
trail of the savages. The trail led to-
ward the Florida mountains, which ex-
tend into chihuahua, Mexico, and we
knew a long chase was before us, with
poor chances Of ever coming up with
the Indians. There we're fifteen Indi-
ans in the party, as our guides found
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
STORY OF APACHE
CRUELTY IN THE
WEST.

by counting the tracks of their horses.
We rode at the height of speed all
day, not stopping for food or rest. In
the evening we entered a valley that
extended farther than the eye could
reach to the southwark. 1t was a
bright moonlight night, and all night
we rode through the valley. The
weaker horses gave out, but the main
body pushed on, stopping only to water
the horses at a mountain stream and
snatch quick lunch from a small
store with which we were supplied. 1t
was the longest and hardest ride
ever knew, and yet We seemed far be-
hind the fleeing savages. At daylight
we reached a stream Of water and
there the quick eye of our scouts dis
covered the dead body of Mrs. Whites
babe. The babe had been killed by
the Indians out of wanton cruelty. At
the spring our guides decided that we
should rest while they pushed eau
tiously ahead without any attendants.
They believed the Indians would be
found in camp along the valley, and
the approach must be with the great
est caution. We waited for hours. Our
patience was sorely tried, but in the
evening we had a chance at the saw
ages. The party of which l was
member was lying in the rocks, with
the camp Of the Indians directly before
us, and each man had singled out his
savage. The Indians were stretched
on the ground around smouldering
fire, and they paid no attention what
ever to our whippoorwill's cry. We
opened fire from both sides of the
camp at the same instant, and then
rushed forward. Seven of the Indians
lay dead. Several of the sleeping forms
leaped to their feet and disappeared
in the shadow of the trees. Upon ar
riving at the camp we found to our
sorrow that Mrs. White was dead. One
of the fleeing demons had stabbed her
to the heart, and her servant was
treated in the same inhuman manner.
Both bodies were warm but the saw
ages had accomplished all the harm
possible, and several of the Indians
escaped entirely. We buried the bodies
in the shadow Of the mountains, and
out Of reach of wolves and coyotes, but
our hearts were sad as we returned to
the fort A year later a watch case
with the initials "E. j. W." engraved
upon it was recovered from a cap
tured Apache. Utica Globe.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
To Run I55
Miles an Hour

Germany intends leading the way in
the matter of ideal railroad transpor-
tation, and through tho secretary Of
war has placed at the disposal of an
electric company the military line be-
tween Berlin and Jossen, upon which
1t is proposed to run electric cars at a
rate of 1855 miles an hour.
There seems to be no doubt in Ger
many that this enormous speed will be
attained, and with full government
support and endorsement the result,
If possible, will be reached The work
is to be accomplished during the pres
ent year.
In this country the German attempt
is regarded favorably. A. NJ. Young, Of
New York, an expert electric railway
constructor says that the attainment
Of a speed Of 1855 miles an rour would
not surprise him, and he adds that he
expects to see in this country electric
trains running at the rate of 100 miles
an hour, and that before long.
Charles w. Price, editor Of the Elec-
trical Review, has this to say:
l see no reason why $50 miles an
hour should not be covered by an cleo
trio train. It is entirely feasible, and,
indeed speaking with experts some
tina ago on this very subject, they
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
shrewd ohio Tarmers.

William G. Gehrung, a farmer Of
Dresden, o., has been fined S25 by his
neighbors for eavesdropping over the
Independent party telephone. Some
time ago the farmers organized a tel
ephone company. When the telephones
were put in, the party principle was
employed, and half dozen phones
were put on tho same line. This ar
rangement is such that when one tele-
phone bell rings all ring. For weeks
the subscribers have been trying to
find out who was listening when they
talked, Green and Brown were talk
ing over the line one day when they
heard another subscriber take down his
phone. Then they heard the clear
tones Of a clock striking. Green and
Brown knew the clock, from its pecu.
liar tone, and that it belonged to Geh-
rung Philadelphia Record
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
Where the Automobilo is usea.

With the increase Of endurance and
the perfection Of motive power and
mechanical parts, the automobile has
grown popular. A crippled beggar in
Paris, who formerly propelled himself
by hand in a cart, recently bought a
one-horse power machine, and is now
making money by running errands. A
public service is to be established in
Honolulu. Routes are being laid out
in Madagascar. The King of England
is having a car de luxe built in Paris.
Socialists are to make a propagandist
tour through Pennsylvania in a ma
chine of their own. Emperor William
has been offering cups for contests.
The London and New York fire depart
ments are both using autos, and self
moving fire engine has been in use for
years in Hartford, Conn. The State
Department Of this country has re-
quested our consuls abroad to furnish
it with the rules governing the opera
tion Of automobiles in foreign cities.
The list Of significant things is almost
endless.-The Worlds Work.