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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-23

The New York state federation of
clubs will hold a festival at the
Waldorf-Astoria in aid of the new
industrial school for girls, in Novem
Der, and SOrosis, mother of all wom-
ems clubs in the United States, proves
itself most generous, and has given
$500, and will further hold large
reception in honor of the festival. The
woman's press club will offer fine
collection of books and authors auto
graphs, the Twelfth Night club pre-
sents photographs of, celebrities, and
the Professional woman's league will
vote for the most popular actress;
the Minerva will exhibit wonderful
show of lamp and candle shades; the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-23
SIMPLE TESTS FOR CLOTH.
How Shopper Can Tell Whether Sh
Gets What She Wants.

How Shopper Can Tell Whether She
Gets What She Wants.
None but the expert" said a dress
maker who figured prominently at the
recent convention, "can distinguish
the quality Of piece of goods on in
spection. 1t takes long experience to
acquire that intuition, as it were, by
which the choice is known Fl m the
Indifferent. Not all, by an! means
ever acquire the faculty, an0 those
that can are able to command large
salaries as buyers. On the other hand,
shoppers are constantly deceived by
fragrant impostures, which, by the OPP
GRAFTON of few simple tests, can cas-
lily be detected.
'Of the goods sold as all wool
there is not one-tenth that is genuine.
In the greater part, the main compO-
nent is cotton. The test is simple. All
that is necessary is to pull out few
threads and apply a lighted match
Cotton will go off in a blaze; wool
will shrivel up.
"To distinguish true, pure linen
from the counterfeit article is even
easier. The intending buyer need but
wet her finger and apply it to the
goods. II they be pure linen, the
moisture will pass straight through;
the spot touched will be soaked at
once, and almost Immediately one side
will be as wet as the other.
Frauds are more numerous in silk
than in any other fabric, but here, al
so, the material of adulteration is cot
ton. It's presence can readily be dis
covered. Draw a few threads out
The pieces of cotton will snap off
short when pulled, while the silk will
stretch and permit a considerable pull
before breaking.
Silk, cotton and wool, these are,
the three materials of cloth, and by
the methods given, the purchaser can
at least make certain that she is OBJ
tanning what she paid for.
"Concerning silk, it may be re
marked that the stuff our grand
mothers used to talk about that stood
by ITSELF is not necessarily the best,
Modern ingenuity has devised means
VI giving IuG pOOI6SL dELlCIG IHC UOOy
requisite for this purpose.
"Shellac and other sticky substances.
mixed through the fabric, will produce.
as stiff a silk as ever graced the closet
Of an ancestral mansion. Such stuff
is quite worthless. 1t rots away in no.
time. AS a matter Of fact, the silks
most priced at present are of the soft
variety, with no more rigidity than
muslin.
counterfeit, machine made lace is
often offered as the genuine HAND
made article. At first glance, it is
Identical with the real thing. Even
one who is not an expert, however,
can distinguish the difference with g.
little care. Machine lace is always ex--
actly regular in it's pattern, every fig
ure the same shape, length, thickness,
and so forth. In the hand made article
there are always little irregularities. ~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
Easy lies the head that wears a new

TT = = = OTNo Vt y IFNO EIO III .
Easy lies the head that wears new
bonnet.
A woman's face is her fortune and
her clothes her husbands misfortune.
Most men worry a sight more over
their digestion than they do over their
salvation.
The more times man gets married
the less sense he seems to have
about not doing it again
Some kinds of women's clothes don't
seem to be made for any other reason.
except to make men wonder how they
can find out about .them.-New York
Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-23
Res ponS ibility,

Strappes-"Five pounds for bon
net! Madam, it is a crimet"
Mrs. Swell, the crime will
be on my own head. Glasgow Even
ing Times.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
Rules and Regulations.

Every article or animal shall be under the
control of the Board of Directors, but the
Association viii under no circumstances be
responsible for any loss or damage that may
occur.
No entrance fee win be charged in any de-
partm"nL,
Competition open tn Audran and adjoining
counties.
No games OF chance or gambling devices
will be allowed.
All objections to judges must he made in
writing to the President.
Care will he taken to select competent and
disintcreStcd judges, but If any objection is
made To Judges selected said objection must
be in writing and submitted to the President.
Absolutely no appeal from decision of Judges.
All votes of judges shall be by ballot. The
animal or article receiving the highest number
of votes shall be awarded the premium.
Each premium shall be voted for separately.
All awarding committees shall consist OF the
judges chosen by the Board OF Directors.
When u premium shall be awarded public
proclamation shall be made OF II by the Mar
shall.
ANY diSreSpect shown towards the judges
by any exhibitor, or by his or her agent, be-
cause of their award shall forever dcbar the
party from an exhibition until lie shall nave
made satisfactory apology.
All entries positively close at II o'clock m
October 20 1902. Make your entries now and
thereby assist the Secretary to tighten the
burden Of Il rush.
All entries must he made by numbers
For information call on or address
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
An Opportunity.

Major w, l., Brind, Professor of
Modern Languages ut the Missouri
Military Academy, now undertakes
to teach the purest Partisan French
HanOvcrian German, CaStilian
Spanish and Roman Italian 10 pri-
vate people at their own homes
during his leisure hours.
Major Brind has been nominated
by Lord Salisbury for the British
diplomatic service, owing to his
perfect knowledge Of the above
languages, which he acquired by
long residence and careful study
and subsequent graduation in uni
versities in the countries them.
selves. He is recommended by
Lords Sails bury and Roberts, tn,
British ,Consul General in New
York City and the British Consu
in Chicago,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
NeiehbOrIy NeighbOrS

John Sims is back from Indian
Territory.
Miss Mary Steele is visiting in
Kansas City.
Mrs. Y. II. Winans is the guest
of relatives at OsceOla.
Mrs. John p. Class of Sedalia
visited her daughter here this
week, Mrs. Elmer Sharp.
Charles Sellers, Il su bstantial
farmer south of Cant, made this
office pleasant call Tuesday.
Mrs. Otis Freels of Louisiana
and mother, Mrs. George Ferris of
Laddonia, passed through here
Yesterday on visit to Mrs. Libbie
Jesse at AuXvasse.
Miss Bertha Daniels of North
ampton, Mass, who has been WIS.,
iting her relatives, the Parkers
and Clevelands, in Skinner neigh
borhood, will return home this
week.
Frank Ridgeway and wife of
Independence, have been visiting
Mrs. Ridgeway's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Silas Martin, of this county.
Mr.. Ridgeway is station agent
at Independence.
Invitations are out for recep-
ton to be given by Mesdames X,
Nj. White, NJ. H. Taylor and l.. c,
Mitchell next Wednesday at 1.-THE
Towers, Mrs Whites spacious
home on South jefferson.
Mrs, Rogers and daughter, Eliz,
abeth, who spent the summer with
Mrs. Rogers daughter, Mrs. a. w
Fish, left for Kansas City Sunday.
While here they made many friends
whose best wishes go wi tn them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

Prof. French Strother, formerly
of this county, writes the MESSAGE
from Unionville, Va. There has
been a great deal of typhoid fever
in that section this fall. Farmers
are cutting and curing their tobac-
co and getting fine prices. Few
negroes, he says, are registering
under their new franchise require
ments. Don't know what to do
with the bad negro, but the gooo
negro is almost sine qua non to
the farmer of that section. Much
of the land is being turned ont tt
be occupied by the field pine on
account of the scarcity of labor
The fruit crop in that State was
almost a failure.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
A. H. WHITNEY, Secretary,
r,EXICO, MISSOURI.
CLASS A-CEREALS.

| Best display Of farm products
raised in Audrain county dive stock
not included) First, 80 in CASH sec
und, Slj in cash: third, SO in cash.
Given 10y Guthrie X Ricketts, and
f., Il. Locke X CO.
, Best buSlrl white cora in ear
raised IN Audlam county. FIRST, 81
CASH SEC nd, $S cash: LhlId, 50 cash
Given by Hopkins X EdmOudS
; lieSL buShcl yellow corn IN car,
raised in AudraIn county. First. Tl2
cash: second, ~ cash; llIird, - cash
Given by +. l.. Crosby and kurn
karnival 10.
4 Best buShcl corn. any color.
First, SO cash; second, ~ cash: third,
- Ca>h: fourth. So CaSh Given bl
Lakrndu Il Barnes.
NoTE Corn entered in above con-
test a. brCUm" property OF Lake
uau X IialncS.
= Best DushcI corn ~ ear. ANY klmi
or CUlur, raised ~ Audaiu or adlp'u
my count ~. - cash Gwen u.
| t.. + Clark y son.
Il Heaviest > ears white EN-. 81
cash Gularic X Ricketts,.
7 Heaviest I,arS yellow corn. ~
cash Guthrie * Tickets
\ Best l. ears corn on Stalk !.
be Tilted
/ o Best One.hail bu>hrl whit" oats,
: First. ~ cash: cpud. 81 east j i.
/ b. wrhyn.
I 10 Best uuc-naIl buNh"i black oats
! frrs'. - cash: second, ~ luuud, Il ar.
. Paul Weber
IL icSt hali-'u>hrl winter what
/ First, - cash; S"colIh, 10 pounds iluur
PAU cher,
/ (Thc above cash premiums, except
when oLheraISe specified, given b,
savings Bank. southern Bank and
First National Bank
II Best One-half buShcl rye. >e'
German silver table spoons, Sl.ij, j. f.
Moore.
IL Best display cow peas, ia III
filled.
IA Best T. stalks sugar caue First
llayiland china tea pot; second, cal
Mocha and Java coffee, }. f. Moore.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
TEACHER SUICIDES.
Shot Himself Twice in the
Head.

Centralia, Mo-, Oct. PROF
j. j. Iglehart committed suicide
about I o'clock this mOrningin his
room at the Globe Hotel in this
city by shooting himself twice in
the head. He did not regain con
seriousness and died about noon.
The body was taken to his home
in Columbia for interment.
He was for several years princi,
pal of the Columbia public schools,
and also at Bonneville and Roche
port. He was County School
Commissioner of Boone county fol-
two terms. He arrived here last
night from Kansas City anc
seemed cheerful and in good spir
its. No cause is assigned for thu
suicide.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
Commits Suicide.

Centralia, Mo-, Oct. 4.-Louis
O. Roberts, of East st. Lonis, ILL.,,
committed suicide in this city n
bout 8 o'clock this morning by cut
ting his throat seven times
with Il razor. He had just finished
shaving himself before cutting his
throat.
Several years ago son of Mr..
Roberts was killed in a nail fac
tory in Belleview, H., and it is
supposed that this caused Roberts
to become temporarily insane. He
had been here for several weeks
visiting relatives.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
BUFF ON TRIAL.
Charged With Numbering His
Wife.

Alfred Buff, a Frenchman, who
shot aud killed his wife at their
home in Vandalia Sept. -, 1901,
is again on trial for his life in this
city. The case had hearing last
February but the jury failed to
agree.
Buff claims that the killing was
accidental, that he and his wife
were in a scuffle, who was very
large woman, and in the scuffle
the gun was accidentally discharg-
ed On the other hand the State
claims that the killing was alto
gether premeditated. Miss Louise
Buff, the young daughter of de-
PENDANT, gave sensational testl-
mony in the case last winter. The
gist of her testimony was that her
mother was shot while she was
running from her father.
The case this time is before the
following jury:
S. ID. Harshbarger.
Gabrael Deskin.
j. r. Richardson.
w. n. Dawson.
5. Roberts.
B. B. Littrell.
j. Y. Mcbride.
r. G. Maddox.
Clarence Sharp.
w. f. Wiley.
Andrew Neal.
Grant Ficklin.
County Attorney III. l.. Buckley
represents the State and p. H.
Cullen, w. w. Bolts and j. 5.
Gatson are managing the side of
the defense.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
Cupid's Captures

A. J. Hendricks of st. Louis
and Miss Ina Strother were mar
ried in Centrala one day last week.
The Farber Forum says: One
of the prettiest home weddings that
has occurred in this township was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rush Harmon, near Mt Olivet,
when their daughter, Miss Blanche,
was united i'm marriage to Mr..
Charles Barney. More than one
hundred guests We're invited.
Promptly at 6 O'Clock the guests
assembled in the spacious parlor
where Rev. Roley pronounced the
impressive ceremony. The bride
was attired in IA light blue cashmere
lined with white, while the groom
wore the conventional black. \
sumptuous repast had been pre-
pared and all were invited to par
take. The groom is worthy, i'll
telligcnt young farmer, while the
bride is Il sweet and lovablr Young
lady. We extend congratulations
to this young couple and
wish them Il happy married life.
Johnson county will vote on Il
proposition next month to spend
$40, 900 in building new cOun tl
poor farmr
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
THE kORN kARNIVAL.
October 20 to 25--The Full Premium List A
Chance for the Farmers to Land
Some Good Prizes

IL Best 10 ShcaveS cane fodder.
gentleman pOckct-boOk, 81 80, w. l.
CraddOck.
NOTE-All products entered for
premiums Nos. to II inclusive
unless otherwise specified, become
the property Of Mexico korn
karnival 10, to be sold to assist
in dcfraying expenses.
CLASS b VEGETABLES.
Ii Best Onc-half bushcl Early Rose
potatoes: First, So cash: second, So so
cash.
potatoes. First S. cash; second, 81. 80
cash.
Is Best bushel potatoes, any va
riety, So cash.
above premium given by Savings
Bank, Southern Bank, First Ma
tional Bank.
- Best peck sweet potatoes. Pair
mems shoes, 1859, wilkins Bros.
20 Largest three pumpkins. First
: pounds Our Blend coffee; second
pounds Our Blend coffee. J. G. Mundy.
u Largest pumpkin. Five-puund
beef roast, +. n. Sannebeck.
- Best peck turnipS. FIFTY pounds
| hour, Paul Weber.
% Tire" largest and best heads of
cabbage. FIFTY pounds flour, Paul
| Weber.
- Best peck onions, any variety.
Fur, So. Y. Victor
! - Three largest SquaShcs, weight
to govern. Fifty pounds Angel Food
flour, Fred a. Morris
(NOrE All products Shuan in
Class Is tu become the property Of
Mexico korn KarnIyal 10, L. be
sold 10 help dctray exp n>cS).
CLASS c SEEDS, Ere.
% Best peek timothy ed rair
Icnmcnt Shoe Company ~ SHOES
Black Flag.
- Best peck red clover seed. Three
pounds Exposition Mocha and lava
coffee, 4. +. Blankc y Co. through
j. =. MIndy,
- Best peek German mlilct SEED
~ cash, IDr h II Tinchrr.
- Best collection garden, grass and
field seeds Garden SEEDS, $50, Hath
away ~ K"aLN
CLASS u FRUITS.
80 Best plate Zen Dnvr. apples
l'mbrrlla, -. f'rrdcudall Il Wilkins,
81 Best plat" Jonathan apples
I 'il''' - - - ''''' " 'llE ~ ~ 'lil
- iicNl plate ,'rl, | n app Is. CT
crrl,S. 90, KING - Kemp.
% Best ANA argcaL ul,plat If up
III D., set family Scalrr, T. i; kcalh
agent tor fairbln", Nralr Company.
- ii">l pate uarbrr pears. iur',
pom :, Mu'la and Java Cullrr, \ .CI'
ltS ~"ha. Il Grocery Company.
- Il - pla'r kciicr p'aIS. l'ur,,
prmd> M"c,l and Java con. e. NIcuu
Ilr NclIarll Gru'rry Cump,I,.
81 Ii"SL plat" !rlric prarr. Furr'
pounds NUui Il ana lava Culic', NrCIp
,aS ,'clarlI Uruccry COMPANY
- Best and largest displayed p"a's
Pair iddl : SHOES, 81 20. WihIn, Bro
CLASS l.. PRESERVES, IrLLiES, ETC
- Best display 81 iclli,S First
Tiffany vase. -, +. a. bearing: sec
ond, corset, Sl.7j, GlcIdy X Clih.un
80 Best di>pal ui preserves First
rug, -, itic uttS & EnmUnS IN
GuOiN company; sccuud, lace curtains
c II 10, j lilum, son x c..
10 Best quart apple butter IN glaS
, jar Pair Ma gloves, II, Blum, So
. * Co.
! Al Best onc-half gallon sorghum /
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
ATE THE CAKE.
Though They Did Not Get to
Go to the Wedding.

Stern walls of Justice
Looked down on fcstal sight,
Strong men were gathered
To honor the marriage rite.
The grand jury room at the
Court House Friday noon present.
ed the appearance of Il banquet
hall. Judge Hughes and the petit
jury and this quill pusher were
present. Henry Ioungblood
brought in large basket of cake
and a basket of flowers, n present
to the jury from Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Barney who were married
down at Mt. Carmel last Thursday,
elsewhere mentioned in this paper.
j. G.. Ringo spread the napkins
and displayed the eatables, VIM. II.
Dudley returned thanks for the
food and then Judge Hughes
stepped forward and in a neat little
speech presented a large new fam
lily Bible to Mr.. Harmon, II dona-
ton from the jury to the bride
and groom. Judge Kendall and
Mr.. Dudley made remarks, the lat
ter feelingly requesting that when
all 90 to their homes they read the
43rd chapter of Isaiah, then all pro-
ceeded to the eating. My, but
it was a treat.
1t was an occasion that all will
long remember. Judge Hughes
wrote the following on the fly leaf
of the new Bible to which each of
the jurors put his signature:
Presented to Charles Barney and
Blanche Barney, his wife, by the
undersigned donors as testim o.
NAL of regard and respect both for
themselves ana their respected par
emf, o. II. Harmon.
Mexico, Nc. Oct. I, 1902.
j. G.. Ringo
w. S. Hamilton.
J. w. Gelpin.
$. Il. Kendall.
John Day.
II. W. Azdell.
j. NJ. Squires.
w. M. Watts.
n. f.. Mitchell.
VIM. Il. Dudley.
ii. Ioungblood.
& II. Dean.
f.. M. Hughes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

Ed. J. s. Bradley has been
holding a revival meeting up at
Browns Station. He was in town
when the young station agent was
shot down one night last week.
Mr.. Bradley thinks that shooting
to kill was not the original plan,
but whisky made crazy head and
so the deed was done.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

Robert Gillilaud, Sr., died at
his home east of Wellsville last
Friday of heart disease. He was
II years old and had lived on the
farm where he died since before
the war. He leaves a wife and two
children.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

Henry Wright of this city has
returned home from the Klondike.
He is in partnership with Monroe
Beagles in the mining business out
that way and like Mr.. Beagles his
late ventures have brought him
splendid returns.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

Mrs. George M. Greene, who
visited relatives here through the
summer, died at Salt Lake City
last Friday from a serious surgical
operation undergone the day be-
fore. She was but - years old
and was the daughter-in-law of
Roland Greene of this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

Miss Hattie Harmon of Mt.
Carmel vicinity is very i'll in st.
Louis with typhoid fever. She has
been student at Barnes Medical
College and a few years ago was a
student at Hardin of this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

Hon. j. f.. Swanger of Gallitin
will address the Republicans of
Audrain at the Court House in
Mexico next Monday at 1870.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

The case of State ex rel Charles
Cardwell VS.. VIM. Stewart in the
Circuit Court this week, plaintiff
got verdict for 81 900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

f.. ID. Phillips is conducting a
school of telegraphy and CONNER
cial work in this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

300 acre farm for sale, well i'm
proved. Apply to Edward &.
Smith, 3 miles north Laddonia, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

Capt. G.. II. Allen and j. ID. O.
rear addressed the Democratic club
mt Cant last Monday night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. a. Ii.
Moore, Il son.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

ID. ID. Dixon has moved to this
city from Rush Hill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

J. w. Niles has moved here from
Vandalia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09
- HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. -

st. Lou's fair this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-09

FLOUR...
MADE by THE.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-13
The Reunion.

The program for the reunion has not
yet been completed but there will be
the usual speaking, general program
during the day, baseball game every
afternoon, fireworks display by Flam-
beau Club two nights and possibly
four, concert program every night,
barrels of ice water in front of bust
ness houses. All programs will be
given in the court house square, en-
campment will be on the square
cornering northeast of court house.
Plenty of water and feed for horses
will be on the ground two blocks north
of encampment near old mill sight.
Midway will be given to street i'm
mediately south of encampment.
tanks of ice water will be kept on
grounds in vicinity of speaking and en-
campnent. Let everybody come ano
enjoy glorious time with everybody
else.