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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-08-28
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A curious criminal law exists in
Greece.SS a man who is there SEN
fenced st6 death waits two years be.
fore the execution Of the sentence.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-08-28
Iucues 71n E5u1ameJer at=o..~y l,.-,,.'
over its length.

a.ncues uesz1m75u1ameter as=Snez r.-s''
over its length.
A new hotel: which is to be built in
New York City will have many inter-
esting electrical features, among
which will be a system of electric ser!
vice elevators, or movable pantries,
fitted with electric heating tables:
They will be run through every apart
ment, thereby insuring rapid service
and hot food to guests taking their
meals netheir rooms.
A remarkable contrast to the map
in precious stones which lately aston
ished Paris is the railway map on
tiles put up at York station by the
Northwestern company. 1t is made
Of white tiles, the lines being marked
in black and burnt sienna. 1t is about
six feet square, and each tile is eight
inches square. The company intends
to have similar maps at all Important
stations on it's own system.
A curious instance of the way in
which two or three long lives can
bridge over the chasm of several CEN
turies is given by Muller himself in
his lately published autobiography.
He there relates that he met at OK
ford the centenarian scholar, DR..
Routh Of Magdalen college, who had
known a. lady who had seen Charles
I. walking in the Parks" which de-
rive their name from the disposition
of theroyal artillery during the civil
war Of 1910. Three lives thus served
to connect two periods separated by
some 200 years.,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-08-28

The largest tree in the state Of New
Jersey is Il white oak situated three'
miles north OF Mickelton, Gloucester
county us dimensions are: Height.
!. 95 feet diameter OF trunk three feel
above the ground, feet 10 inches;
spread of branches, 11S feet. This
to-. 4nE the, settlement Of thdi
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-08-28

Saddles; In some form, are of the
greatest antiquity. Under Tiglath-
Pileser III, the lAssyrian cavalry was
provided with them and the early
Romans Used a cloth, hide or skin,
which was, no doubt, very similar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-08-28

% country has 4 more splen-
did system Of lighthouses
than the United States, and
hnra Uhnrn ca fnry nrnfps.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-08-28

There is a new coiffure. 1t ",
by those English beauties, tn, J
nfSNastminsSsrnan and berszsis.-s
LPrincess Of Piers, and by tha,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-08-28
Rush Travers' Caprice.
BY BELL BLOSSOM:

eoNN NNeNeNNNNNNNeeNS N&8NNeN@NANA
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
City School Election.

The school levy in the election
Tuesday carried by % majority.
There were 300 votes for, to 1917
against. J. y. Abbay and X. p.
Hopkins were elected school di-
rectors. The vote on the different
questions stood as follows:
lst ward-Abbay, Sc; Hopkins.
50; DR.. Z. S. Cave, |. For the
levy, Gl; against, %. For county
supervision, 81; against IS. For
County School Commissioner, JIM.
Cross, 30; W. S. Eller, p,
2nd ward-Abbay, lbs; Hopkins,
l24; l.. Phillip, >. For the levy,
II; against, 80. For supervision
Ga; against, 60. Cross, SO; Eller,
81.
3rd ward-Abbay, 1872; Hopkins,
1872; Cave, |; f. b. Norris, |.
Levy, 70; against, Go. Cross, rs;
Eller, GO. Supervision, 10; against,
g..
Ard ward-Abbay, l2O; Hopkins,
III; Cave, !, W. 5. Hathaway, | -.
Levy, 10; against, 40. Super
vision, 60; against, ~. Cross, -;
Eller, II.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
Nandalia.

Mrs. Geo. Middleton is the guest
of her mother, Mrs. Humphrey,
Miss Anna McAfee visited DR..
Lotion and wife, at Laddonia.
Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. \. b. Daniel left Tuesday
for Arkansas to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Mayo Harris.
Mrs. Almcr Pcnncwcll will lray,
for her future home in Warrcntou
the last of the week.
Rev. Hay Bell, who is holding IA
revival meetingat the C.P. Church,
has IA crowded audience every
night. The house is too small to
accommodate the people.
Miss Julia Kendall attended the
Commencement exercises at Col
Inns Academy at Laddonia Tues,
day, and while there was the guest
of Mrs. DR.. Lotion.
Miss Callic Morris returned
Monday from Mexico. where she
had been attending her mother )
funeral. We extend sympathy to
the bcrcaVcd ones.
Prof. Burgic assisted Elder +.
a. Mayhall. of Louisiana, in pro-
tractcd meeting last week. Elder
Mayhall is a grand, good man, and
is making great progress in his
work
Conley Culbcrtson, of Elsbury
who has been visiting relatives
and friends here for the past week
left Tuesday for Rush Hin to visit
his grandmother, Mrs j GILBERT
son.
The faculty of the High School
are preparing for an entertainment
at the expiration Of the present
term.
News is very scarce this week
Owing to the "bcautiful'G)
,vnathnr Io.t wool, ,yr ,,.rn uunbIn
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
laddOnia.

The Commencement of Collins
Academy took place Tuesday even
ing at the NJ. +. church and was
one of the best of their entertain
mcuts. Those who have attended
the previous ones know they are
always first class. There were sew
Ell graduates. The class acquitted
themselves well and received the
applause of the large audience.
The music pupils showed that they
had made great progress, and il
was evident that their teacher, Mrs
Collins, had given them good
training. The recitations were
well rendered, audience were high
ly entertained turnout the pro-
gram. The audience was large,
the church being packed to its ut
most Collins Academy ranks
with the best schools Of the State
and pupils make no mistake when
they enter this school.
At the town election yesterday
Charles Shoup was elected Mayor;
Lee Barker, Marshall {. 7. Tor
reyson and James Pierce, members
of town board; George Ferris and
A. l.. BrutOn, members of school
board. County Supervision car
ried by twenty one votes. Elec.
ton very quiet and no general in.
terest taken.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
- NeighborhOod News. -
Mt. Carmel.

Well, after so long we will try
again, as we see our scribblingS
are missed by someone in the Mo-
limo vicinity Hardly know where
to begin, but will say that some
things have occurred that were un-
avoidable on our part that have
kept us quiet for some time with
the pen
We are having plenty of cloudy
weather lately and some of the
early ones are getting little dis
couraged about oat sowing. There
$ very little oats sown here yet.
But we have every reason to be-
lievc that we will have seed time
and harvest all in due time.
God moves in IA mysterious way,
His wonders to perform
Almost everyone is well of the
grip here. Mr.. Antoine Detiennc
is confined to his room yet.
Everyone is getting ready for
the spring blowing.
Mt. Carmel is on boom. We
have three families now and one
vacant house in town.
Mr.. Ogden & Son will start a
machine shop at this place in II
few days.
Mr.. Editor, we believe the new
school laws are all right, as we un-
derstand them. We are in favor
of better system of country
schools than we now have.
There is a free delivery mail
route talked of from Wellsville out
as far north as Mt. Olivet. That
would suit us to dot, and would
serve Il great many people.
Bro. Bennett, of Canton, will
preach at Central Union next Sun
day.
Bro. Hay Bell is holding a meet
ing in Naudalia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
Card of Thanks.

We, the parents brother and sis
ter of Miss Buena Foley, wish to
express thru the columns of the
MESSAGE our deep gratitude to our
sister and brother, Mrs. ID. jeff
Atkins and husband. also their
neighbors and friends. who kindly
cared for and nurscd Buena during
her recent illness at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins, of Worces-
tor, Mo. also to the doctors who
amputated one of her lower limbs.
She is now at home at Glencoe,
Okla, and improving rapidly in
health.
Mr.. AND Mrs. =. ID. EOLEY AND
CHILDREN
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

So near killing a horse for G.. =.
Moore last Saturday gave way Il
NklIliul treatment.
Olivct Sunday school rcopcn~
next Sunday.
Long Branch Sunday school.
which has kept going thru the last
two winters, is making an effort to
start II library and Il Home depart
mcnt.
There has been a burying near
here each Sunday in March.
Mr.. Cauthorn, who taught the
Central school, opened Il spring
term April LIST. at Good Water.
At our school meeting Otto
Howard was elected director. 1t
was decided to have an eight
months school straight The vote
for Commissioner stood. Cross l.,
Eller 3. Supervision lost, Il to ).
The board was instructed to re-
pair fence on two sides of yard
and put up hitch racks.
The Audrain portion of Long
4
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
Rush Hill.

Rev. Slower preached at the VI
f. Church ON last Sunday even
ing. Will preach an Easter SER
mon on next Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock.
Conley Culbcrtson, of Ellsbmy,
is the guest of his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j NJ. Culbertsom,
for few days.
Mrs. Fred Ackman and child
rem, of Mexico, are visiting friends
in this vicinity before taking leave
for their future home in Iowa.
Six car loads of stock were ship
ped from this place Monday.
Mrs. T. J. Clcndenin returned
TO her home in Mexico Sunday af-
ter spending several days visiting
her daughter, Mrs. c. +. Casper.
Prof. Il. G.. Hale, of Benton
City, was Il business visitor in oul
town last week.
j +. CulbcrtSon left Tuesday
for Joplin to spend several months
looking after his mining interests
Wallace Rogers took his child.
rem to Columbia Saturday, to spend
the summer with his sisters.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
MartinSburg.
Winter is still with us.

Winter is still with us.
John Mcyerpeter, who was in
st. Louis for some time, has re-
turned home.
Miss Cora Watkins has returned
home from Clark.
Ralph Taylor aud wife, of Iowa,
are visiting relatives here.
Miss Lcora Kelly, of near Mcxi-
60, is visiting relatives here.
Grandma" Powell and daught-
er-in-law, Mrs. Tom Powell, of
Benton City, visited friends here
the past week.
Mrs. Percy Ecker, north of
town, is on the sick list.
Owing to the bad weather the
Baptist Bible Institute was not
very well attended.
Our public school closed Friday,
March 10Th. The exercises were
grand. There were two gradu-
ates, John Martin and Miss Pearl
Mcdaniel, Quite crowd was
present. Prof. Colvin and Miss
Maggie Torreyson have taught us
a good term of school. We wish
them success wherever their future
lot may be cast.
Victor Rodgers is visiting rela-
tives in Pike county.
Miss Pearl Mcdaniel will begin
"A subscription school here Mon
day, April 18th.
Gilbert \. Burwcll, died Samr-
day, March 30, of cancer. He had
ben in poor health for some tim,
and his death was not unexpected,
, He leaves wife and seven cnlld,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
Ed. Elmer Bradley.

At Beaver Dam Baptist church
south of Mexico, last Sunday Ed
Elmer Bradley, son of Joseph
Bradley, was ordained to the full
work Of the gospel ministry. The
invited council was composed of
the following ministers and dca-
cons: Revs. j J. Porter, j. b.
Hawkins and 7. Nj. Walton and
Messrs. j. w. Crum, G.. T. Crum,
Isaac Jesse, w. l.. Staples, Jas.
Alfrey and G. a. Witherspoon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
Long Branch

Sowing oats is the order of the
day.
:. =. Dowcll sold ~ head of
cattle. Price unknown.
The family of Frank Edwards is
on the sick list.
Henry Yeagcr's little girl, Bcr-
tina, was bitten by a mad dog last
Thursday. Mr.. Yeager is in
search of n maidstone.
Sunday school will be organized
at Olivet church next SUNDAY.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

rem. besides a host of other rcla.
tivcs aud friends to mourn his
death. The children are: William,
of Colorado; Charley, of Kansas
City, and Frederick. Allen, George,
Mrs. Nellie Friedman and Miss
Lena Burwell. all of this place.
Funeral services were conducted
at the house Sunday at IL o'clock
by Rev. 7. J. Terrell, of Wells
Vile, after which the remains were
laid to rest in the Martinsburg
cemeterN.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
Talks With People.

Lawyer Edmou,ton; | don't
like this mean March weather get.
ting over into the lap of spring. |
wanted to quit buying coal long
ago.
DIR. kirtlcy-ycStcrday morning
at : o'clock: Have YOU heard the
latcst It's Mcrriwcthcr. Wcll(s)
it's the mcrricst weather we have
had for ten days.
Rev. w. \. Hanna: We want
everybody to rally and do their
level best. We want to make the
landing with the subscription for
the new Methodist church within
Il few days now.
James Young: | see that thru
the MESSAGE YOU hit the whisky
business dig occasionally. Well.
your right. \ fool and his mon
cN are soon parted, but Il fool and
his liquor never.
Il. II. Cauthorn: eat but two
meals day, hccakra>t and supper.
| have followed this practice for
five or six years and feel no worse
for It. One of the greatest troub-
les with Americans is that they eat
too much, and We are all becoming
an army of dyspcptics. Eat less
and you will feel better and be
healthier.
j. d. Morris: Ben Cauthurn re-.
sisted a temptation the other day
that would have caught most amy
other man. Dogs have been kill
ing his sheep of late, especially the
young lambs and Mr.. Cauthorn,
on this occasion caught them at it.
He drew his gun to shoot but at
that moment recognized the dogs
rs belonging to Il neighbour That
mcighhor was notified and the
sheep killing was stopped
An Observer: This i, beau
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
DANGEROUSLY iii.

Mrs. Susie Rutter, daughter of
County Surveyor X. s. Mckinney
and wife of }. w. Rutter, is at the
Baptist sanitarium in st. Louis
dangerously i'll, She was to have
had IA risky operation performed
upon her yesterday, if it was
thought she was able to endure the
ordeal. With her many friends,
we hope for the best.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
e. 6 a. Sued.

j. r. Hodge, near Worcester,
who was seriously hurt by the cars
while driving his team over a
crossing at Rush Hill couple of
months since, has brought suit
against the railroad to recover
$40, 900 damages. His attorney is
L, Ii. Cullen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Jesus, blessed sleep. from wa.ri
none ever wake to weep. \ calm
and undiSturbcd rrposr unhrokcn
10y the least of foes.
Funeral was preached by Bro.
Jesse of Laddonia, at West Cuivrc,
where she was buried
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
Robbed of S45.

Centralia, Mo-, April |. Leslie
Jennings while returning home
from church Sunday night was
knocked down by two masked men
and robbed of So in cash and his
watch.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas
saloon smasher, passed thru Mexi-
co Tuesday on her way home from
Indiana, where she delivered sew
eral lectures. She came to the
platform of the car here and asked
several questions about a student
relative of hers attending Hardin
College.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Mrs. Mollie Bozarth, the wife of
John Bozarth, southeast of this
city, in her fist year, died last
Sunday of consumption. Besides
the husband she leaves five children,
two boys and three girls. The
funeral was preached at the Bap-
fist Church, in Benton City by
Rev. TAYLOR.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. +. IL. Shook, from
northeast of Mexico, with Frank
Ball, of this city, left yesterday
morning for Bakerfeld, California,
near which place Mr.. Shook has
valuable oil lands. This is a
splendid family and the MESSAGE
wishes them much prosperity in
the Golden State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

A. b. Weidler, near Rush Hill,
who, about three weeks since, had
such hard tussle with the small
poX on account of getting up too
soon, has fully recovered. The
smallpox scare in that neighbor-
hood is dying out.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

The Presbyterian and Christian
Church congregations of this city
worshipped together last Sunday
night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Ed. w. II. Hook, late of this
city, now of Bethany, Mo, has
been called to the pastorate of the
East Side Christian Church in Mo-
berly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

j. h. Hodge, at Worcester, hurt
by the ears at Rush Hill some time
ago, tells us that he is yet a great
sufferer and expects never to fully
recover. His face wears the eX-
preston of a man who has been
thru the mills lately.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

The Kansas City Star says that
smoking against the rules at Blees
academy, at Macon, received Il
set back last week. A cadet, while
gratifying his desire for the weed
fell from "A fire escape, nearly forty
feet to the cement pavement, break
ing both his legs. He was at once
removed to his home in Chicago,
but the physicians fear that h,
must lose one of his limbs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Ben Middleton sold to Bolts and
Henderson, of Santa Fc, the fine
pacing stallion, Rowland Rock, by
Black Rock, 2:14, for $500.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Rev. J. J. Porter, of this city,
preached the funeral of ID. X.
Crockett, mt Beaver Dam church
south of Mexico, last Sunday aft
crnOOn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

There will be a big entertain
ment at Prairie Lea school house
Friday night, April ). Miss Sa-
rah Gibbons, the teacher, invites
everybody. Free to all.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Uncle Thomas Barnett, of
this city, who fell and broke his
hip about six weeks ago, was able
to get to the polls Tuesday and
cast his vote.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

The Mexico district conference
of the NJ. +. Church, South, meets
at Montgomery City next month
The delegates from the Mexico
church are: DR.. ii. X. Hinde
and VIM. Morris; alternates, DR..
J. F. McWilliams and j. w. How
ell.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Hiram Sutman, north of Lad
donia, was in Mexico last Satur-
day with a wagon load Of young
peach trees. of the Rice variety.
He made big sale.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Doctors at Phoenix, Arizona,
have discovered a preventive and
cure for smallpox in the use of APP
pie cider.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

l.. b. Barnett was in st. Louis
first of the week with some fine
horse stock.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

The sun came out bright yester-
day morning, the first sunshine of
any consequence for ten days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

S. p. Emmons, of this city,
bought Il car of wool at Auxvasse
last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

The County Board of Equaliza.
ton has been in session this week
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
Nei9hbOrly NeighbOrs.

DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Patterson
are entertaining their daughter,
Mrs. G. a. GrasSell, of Allegheny
City, Pa.
Miss Mary Hopkins, daughter
of Il. p. Hopkins, will leave next
Tuesday for a visit to relatives in
California.
Mesdames A. X. Yanccy, NJ. l..
Jones, j. +. McWilliams and c.
r. Gibbs are attending Il mission
AIRY meeting of the Baptist church
at Paris, Monroe county.
Il. Il. Rouse, after pleasant
visit to his parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. j w. Rouse, returned to his
home at Omaha, Nebraska, last
Monday. He has lucrative en-
plOymentin that city.
Fulton Sun: Mr.. and Mrs. f.
ii. Shook and Mrs. b. +. Miller
returned home Saturday after Wis
iting their sister, Mrs. J +. BETTE
Mr.. and Mrs. Shook start Thurs
day for bakersfield, California, to
make their future home. Their
many friends here wish them sue.
cess They will be accompanied
by Mr.. Frank Ball, OF Mexico.
Benuty Is blood Deep.
Clean blood means a clean skin. Ne
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep il clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day t.
Danish pimples, boils, botches, blackheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
/ gists, satisfaction guaranteed, Toe, 25c, 5Oc
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04

Now = re YOUR ISidneysf
DR. Hobbs SIGTaEus pils cure oil kidney Ills Sam.
pie Tree Add sterling hemedy Co, Chicago or N.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-04
THE MESSAGE

Next Sunday is Easter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
HALF A MILLION DUE IOWA.
Ex-senator Lathrop Ends His War Elk.
penditure investigations.


Des Moines, Sept. 30.-Ex-Senator
Lathrop, of Sioux City, who for several
days past has been digging into the re-
ports of the state treasurer and state
auditor of the days of the civil war,
to ascertain the amount due the state
from the federal government on &C.
count of interest never paid on war
bonds and war warrants, has complet-
ed his work. His statement was put
into typewriter form, and has been
submitted to the governor.
1t is found by Senator Lothrop that
the sum due the state amounts up to
nearly 100000 The exact sum is
$455, 472.61. This is inclusive of a
number of items, such as the cost of
engraving plates, printing, transport
ing, expense of sales, commission on
sales, discounts, exchange and interest
on war bonds and war warrants. The
item of interest is, of course, the prin-
cipal one. Although the federal gov
eminent had the use of the proceeds
of the war bonds and war warrants
and paid the principal, the state was
never allowed interest, and the accum-
ulations of interest in the course of a
third of century have run up to a
large sum. Senator Lothrop believes
the state is entitled to compensation
for other expenditures on account of
the federal government as well as for
interest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
IOWA GIRL HoNoRED.
Will christen the Cruiser Des Moines
in November.

Des Moines, Sept. Ex-Governor Les
lie M. Shaw has been advised by the
United States navy department that
the sheated cruiser Des Moines will be
ready for launching the latter part of
November of this year
The governor has also been request
ed by the department to select some
young woman from Des Moines to
christen the ship and he announces
that he has decided to confer the hon
or up on Miss Frances West.
Miss West is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry West of this city, who
are among the oldest residents of Des
Moines. Miss West is one of the tai
ented young society women of Des
Moines. She has a liberal education,
possesses rare beauty and is distinct
lively representative of the Iowa type
of womanhood. The honor thus CON
ferred is exceedingly great, and Miss
Vests friends are very much pleased
over here selection by the governor.