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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
81 NEIGHB0RH0OD NEWS Is
Moline.

We are glad our prayer meeting
has started up again.
John Cauthorn started to Texas
last Friday.
Melvin Beamer has bought Mrs.
Tanners storehouse and goods.
Josiah Martins team ran away
the other day and demolished the
wagon. No one hurt.
Miss Bybee, of Mexico, is visit
ing her cousin, Ethel Bybee, of
near Santa Fe.
The sick are Virgil and Edith
Stuart and Jim Jones family, who
have the scarletina.
Geo. Bailey and family moved
to farm south of Rush Hill last
Monday. We are sorry to have
them leave us, they are good
neighbors.
Squire Bogarth was buried al
Berea church last Sunday. He
was about 80 years old.
Harry Morley, of st. Louis,
visited home folks here Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Bette Worley, of st. Louis
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Sallie Imam was the recent
guest of her brother, Henry Iman
John Brown will start to Idaho
next Tuesday in search of home
and work. He will then send for
his family. We shall miss Mr.
Brown and his family.
Quite number of young folk
from this vicinity attended the de-
batting society at Bean Creel
school house.
Will the skating parties breal
up' We hope last Saturday nigh
will be lesson to those interested
in them. The boys had quite q
run. 1t was caused by two boys
skating against each other. Boys
you shouldn't 60 any place where
you think you will have to carry a
revolver, for, perhaps, you nigh
have to pay fine, and money is
too scarce, and besides it is sill
and disgrace.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

mer's home folks here from Sat.
urday to Sunday.
Everyone attend the school EN-
terta,nmeut at South Fork Satur-
day night, Jan. rs. Admission 10
and ID cents.
Mr.. Beemon and daughters,
Misses Stella and Altye, and Miss
Berta Bledsoe, of Strother, were
trading with the merchants here
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pulls, of Contra
liza, and Miss Lilly Peak, of near
Perry, visited their sister, Mrs. A.
o. Camplin, one day last week.
John Powell met with quite a
painful accident Saturday. He
ran over a log and upset his cart,
throwing his shoulder out of joint
and getting bruised up consider
ably. He is getting along very
well at present,
Miss May Dull returned home
Tuesday from a weeks visit with
Mrs. Ema Armstrong and her
cousin, Ef1ie Hanger, of Worces-
ter. Mrs. Armstrong entertained
few friends Wednesday evening
and the Reading Circle met at
Miss Hangers Saturday evening
Miss Dull wishes to compliment
the young people of that neighbor.
hood for their success with their
Reading Circle, as she was highly
entertained. Joe Atkinson's Sc
lection from Longfellow was ex.
cellent, as was John Hatton's
from Shakespeare. Miss Hangers
essay on kissing" was worthy OF
great praise. Mr.. Boage Brashear.
interested his hearers with "Great
Men of the World" He dwell
mostly on himself and Washing
ton" Mr.. Tom Pagan had trans
lated one of Longfellow's poem:
into Latin, which he read. Thi:
was something new, therefore en-
joyed. Misses Iva and Sadi,
Morris, Messrs. Dol Hanger, jim
Morris, Clarence Atchison anC
Harl Farris also had good selec
tons. We are sorry to note that
Mr.. Theodore Black was unpre
pared, for which he was fined 2;
cents. After the business part of
the meeting the company wa
treated to some excellent music b,
Mr.. Brashears. Waiting ant
games were INDUCED in, and o
course everyone had good time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
thompson.

Mrs. Bette Sims, of Mexico, was
here Sunday.
Jno. eastman spent Saturday III
Centralia,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hudson of
Centralia were visitors at p. ii.
Morris Sunday.
Irwin Brown, Mexico, was here
Sunday.
J.R Hayes shipped 3 cars of cat
tie to Chicago market Monday.
Mr.. Brown shipped one ear of
cattle to st Louis Monday.
Miss Lucy Roberts returned to
her home at Hallsville Friday Mrs.
Edw. Morris accompanied her.
DR.. Mayes, of Centralia, was here
Thursday.
DR.. Wallace of Cant, and DR.,
Downing have been waiting on lit
tie Martha Parks; she has pncu-
monia and measles and is now
somewhat better.
Mrs. j. II. Cogswell and Selby
Beard were in Centralia Saturday.
Sanford Curry left for Nabob, Ky,
}. a. Winfrey is home from II
business trip to Benton City.
w. Ii. Tiger of Moberly was
here Thursday.
MRS. F.. Roden aud Miss Virgie
Selby were guests of the family of
ID. O'Callaghan.
Clint Winfrey of Buckner, Mo-,
visited his brother, Jes Winfrey,
aud family this week.
James Harrison, ST., Of Benton
City, visited here first Of the week
Miss Abbie Morris is home from
Rush Hill.
Miss Jackson is home from
Centralia.
Look out for big land deal soon
q. W. Sansberry's, of Moberly
are guests of T. b. Sansberry.
JAS. Rutter, Centralia, is visiting
Jno. Parkes.
Prof Frank Bruce and wife were
from Skinner, Monday.
i K.Duffy Cant. was here Tuesday
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
Long Branch.

Squire Bogarth died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. John Nor
ris, last Friday at the age of s3,
and was laid to rest at Berca on
Sunday.
Morchcad Dowell is on the sick
list, but is thought to be- lmprov-
ing.
Miss Della Moore left last We'd
ncsday for Texas, to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. John Mallory.
Miss Orphia Simon is visiting
her aunt, Mrs, Charley Criglcr, in
Nandalia.
Miss Bcrnicc Maddox is still on
the sick list,
Mr.. John Mallory returned to
his home in Texas after II month =
visit with relatives here.
Shelby Maddox is visiting his
parents here, but expects Ia return
. to Columbia Tuesday and IN about
two weeks will 60 10 Fort Smith,
/ Ark, where hc has charge of the
High school.
Arch Wood, formerly of this
county, but for number of years
III the South died of typhoid pncu'
monia the first Of the month lie
was 4 brother of q. W. Wood, OF
near Moline.
Mr. Sharp expects to move his
sawmill mp to Billy Donaldson
/ this week.
Horses are still sick from ih,
dry fodder,
Aunt Martha Berrey, i'll with
pleurlsy, is thought to b" some
what better.
Frank Crawford has gone to the
Indian Nation III view of Il loca
ton.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

us scene of real winter aud it
was beautiful.
Rev MrClnmrut, 1T Fulton,
preached at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday. His sermon
contained many beautiful thoughts
and showed the speaker to be a
lover of literature.
Rev. w. IL. Fox, of Mexico,
preached at the Methodist church
several evenings last week and al
so on Sunday. He visited among
his members while here aud made
friends wherever he weht.
There are no cases of smallpox
at present in town. The families
of Mr.. McCubbin, Mr.. Slavens
and Mr.. Holdman had it, but all
are well now. No need of it
spreading if those who have it
stay at home until well. While it
is not considered dangerous, it
made many of its victims here
quite sick, and it is certainly a
disagreeablc disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fritch will
go to Vandalia, their new home
lately purchased from Jacob Will
Jams, in a few weeks to live and
Mr.. Williams and family will come
to Laddonia. We hope Mr.. Will
Jams, who is said to be a good
coal miner and Judge Of where tC
find it, will open up coal min,
here. We are sure there is plenty
of it in the ground and only needs
to he taken out to insure "A forum,
to its owner. II only needs capt..
al and work to bring it forth,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
A TRAGIC DEATH.
John Gillespie Accidentally
Shoots Himself.

The morning following the
heavy fall of snow Monday night
John Gillaspie and his son, Ollie,
residing in the west part of town,
took gun and went out to the
Gov. Hardin farm, two miles dis
tant, to kill some rabbits. They
had a successful chase and as Mr..
Gillaspie was trying to string his
rabbits, holding his gun under his
arm with the barrel pointing up
ward, it slipped to the ground
butt first, the hammer striking
some object, and was discharged
The load took effect in his neck
going thru his head, killing him
instantly. .t..
No witness to the accident but
the son, who hurried to town to
break the awful news to his mo-
Their and brothers and sisters.
Coroner Bridgford went out to
hold an inquest.
There are eight children, three
others dead. Mrs. Gillaspie was 9
Miss Ellen Sheph erd, a sister of j
G. Shepherd, west of Mexico.
The family has been particular
ly unfortunate. A few years ago
son was drowned in cistern
and another son was accidentally
killed while showing a boy frien q
how another boy was shot while
handling a gun.
We understand Mr.. Gillaspi,
carried 81 900 life insurance.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
Mexico.

The Windsor bus is beauty.
The candidates were all here last
Saturday.
The snow Monday froze the zeal
of some of the candidates.
Rev. j. j. Dillon held religious
services at Fulton Sunday.
Everybody is glad of the new
train that has been put on the G..
& A.
Etna Williams has been exalted
to the position of conductor on the
branch train to Fulton.
Smallpox last year was among
the colored people only; this win
ter some of the whites are getting
a turn.
Smallpox in +. s. Wilson fam
lily last week; he was quarantined
Prom homo BOARDING ot - neiyb.
boris
upudd,nbe,d Wilson ot IN.
on.ro h,uss last week nrettv thoro.
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cows IN town ,his w;rtor and nav.
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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

$s{ CUPiD'S CAPTURES. {sS

Mr.. Fred Fouscr and Miss Nan
ME Doty were married at the
Court House in this city last
Thursday, Judge $. Nj. Edwards
saying the ceremony. They Will
reside on farm in the east part
of the county.
Miss Willie Sims, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Is. o. Sims, north
west of Mexico. was married last
Wednesday to Mr.. Henry Hagel.
stein, of San Angelo, Texas. The
ceremony was at the brides home,
performed by Ed. a, w. koken-
doffrr Tho couple left imnlrdi-
alrl, Tor t lu3, "F the South.
The MESSAGE JOINS the many
friends of the couple in heartiest
congratulations.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
e. & A. CHANGES.
New Accommodation East
and New Day Train
West.

1.-THE Only Way" the Chicago
& Alton railway, a few days ago
made one of the most important
time card changes in its history.
An accommodation train has
been put on going east, leaving
here at $40 in the morning. 10
does local work between here and
Roodhousc, connects there with Il
Bloomington train, thence with n
Chicago train, reaching Chicago
about s p. IN. johnny Jones, of
this place, is conductor on the
new Mexico. Bloomington train,
which returns to Mexico at 7:lO
y. M.
A new train from Chicago has
also been put on, arriving here at
9: 40 a. III, each day.
The present day train east leaves
here at l:20 p. IN. aud the one
west at l:lJ y. m.
There are two night trains east
and one west. There is addition
al service also on the branch road
to jefferson City. See time table
i'll this paper and you will under
stand all.
All in all this is n great service.
1t is said it is to he permanent. so
may it be.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
Santa fe.

Jim Featherston was in Perry
Saturday.
George Dull was in Perry Sat
urday eve.
Don't forget the entertainment
Saturday night.
DR.. Kennedy, of Perry, was here
Thursday.
Will Dull made n business trip
to Paris Thursday.
Miss Effie Hanger, of Worcester,
was in Santa Fe Tuesday.
y. III. Moore aud family were in
Mexico Monday, having dental
work done.
Miss Lizzie Poage is very sick.
Mrs. Florence Norman is also on
the sick list.
Mr.. Linn, of Illinois, is visiting
his brother, Harry Linn, Of this
place.
Mrs. Amy McGee, of Chicago,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Hanna.
Ed McCutchen's sale was well
attended Monday, and everything
sold well.
Rev. II. p. Alexander filled his
regular appointment here Sunday
evening. Good attendance.
G. Fl. Biggs, of Farber, was in
our little village from Saturday to
Monday.
"Dock" Peak has moved to the
parsonage. He is clerking for
Grear Beamer.
Mr.. o. l.. Crigler and Miss
Mayme McGee were in Perry We'd
nesday transacting business.
Prof. Bert Rogers, of Stouts-
vile, visited his parents here Sat
urday.
Richard Adams, of Moline, was
the guest Of John Capps and fami
ly Sunday.
Emmett Fairbairn, of Perry, Wis,
tied his home folks here Sunday.
Mr.. Cook and family, of Vir-
ginia, are the guests Of Mr.. Cook s
brother here, Paul Cook.
John Back and wife returned
home Sunday after several days
visit in Farber.
Miss Annie Aker, of Strother,
and Mr.. Harry Morley, of Moline,
attended preaching here Sunday
evening.
Miss Bess Crump, who has been
visiting the Misses Beemon and
other friends near Strother, re
turned home Sunday.
Wallace Quisenberry, of Shelby
vile, and Leta Wallace, of Paris
were the guests of p. Quisenberr!
, and family Sunday.
. Misses Stella Snyder and Lizzi,
Kerr, of Florida, visited the for
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
LaddOnia.

Mr.. Charlie Turner remains very
sick.
DR.. and Mrs. Joe Kennedy, of
Perry, visited the latter's parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Welch, last week.
Beautiful snow" Monday morn
ing and plenty Of it. January,
who has been playing an Italian
climate with us. thought to give
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
Deaths.

Mrs. Henry Clotts, north of
Mexico, died Tuesday. Heart
trouble was her disease. She was
in her 36th year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Owens,
near Littlebv Station, lost their
little three-year-old son Monday
from scarlet fever. The inter
ment was in Littleby Methodist
church cemetery yesterday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

Joshua l.. Crafts was hanged at
Jefferson City Tu esday. He com
mitted a train robbery in 1896 and
was caught and sent to the peni-
Tertiary. Afterwards he escaped
in citizens clothes and posse
chasing him he shot and killed
Herman Speaker. For the latter
crime he died on the scaffOld.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

s. Morton Roberts, of Rush
Hill, is taking the business course
at the Columbia Normal Academy,
one of the best schools in the
State, he says. He missed getting
his MESSAGE recently and he writes
asking what's the matter. Dunno,
s. Morton; it's been going every
week. Hope, tho, you'll have no
trouble about it from now on.
Glad You missed it, as you didn't
get it, and thank you for common
dation of the paper.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
r. T. Turley, of Mexico, was on

T. T. Turley, of Mexico, was on
our streets Friday.
Mr.. Allen of Galloway was a
visitor at VIM. Bakers.
Messrs. Tiger Hawkins and
Fletcher were guests of Mrs. w.
II. Tiger, of Moberly, Sunday.
ODE Smith and wife. near Cant,
were recent guests of VIM. Smiley.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

A Howard county girl married
an Angel from Boone county last
week and the Windsor Review re-
marks that there are plenty of an
gels in Howard county, but they
are all of the feminine persuasion.
Same over in Audrain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

Frank Miller, son of Thomas
Miller, near Benton City, was
feeding corn shredder one day
last week and caught his hand in
the machine. The hand was so
badly mangled that the arm had
to be taken off at the elbow.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

Charles Peck, who was raised in
the community of Long Branch,
northwest of Mexico, is new
reader of the MESSAGE at Billings,
Montana.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

A. j. Winfrey, west of Thomp-
son, has sold his 30S acre farm to
z. T. Northcutt, of Benton City,
for $40, 780. Mr.. Winfrey gets as
part pay Mr.. Northcutt's store
building and goods at Benton
City. This trade was made thru
Lakenan g. Barnes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

Arby Jones, cOlored, was lodged
in Jail here one day last week on
the charge of shooting at Brown
Stewart, a white man, with re-
volyer. The occurrence was in
Loutre township.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

j. p. Dobyns' residence in this
city, caught fire in the roof last
Saturday. Saved by fire depart
ment, but damaged about 5000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

M. b. Paige, who recently sold
his farm near Worcester, we hear
is negotiating for farm near
Rush Hill. Would be glad, in
deed, to keep Mr.. Paige in our
county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

The missing Fulton bank cash
Ter, P.S. Adams, is thought to be
in Old Mexico. His bank shortage
is found to be nearly $40, 900. The
bond of Adams, which was for
$4,000, was not renewed at the
close of the banks first year in
business as the law requires.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

In our announcement column
this week you will find the name
of James Bradley, candidate for
County Treasurer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

Canton, Mo-, voted this week,
by a big majority, for bonding the
town for 500, 900 for putting in its
own electric light plant and water
works.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
At Kirksyille, Mo-, |. Solomon

At Kirksville, Mo-, 1. Solomon,
a Syrian living in Keokuk, Ia,
was "held up one night last week
and robbed of a money belt con-
tanning So, 500 in currency. Solo
man had sold out his business in
Keokuk and was looking for To-
cation in Kirksville.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

M. Jordan's residence, south of
the railroad, was DESTROYED by fire
last Saturday. Loss, ST., 500; in
sured for 81 900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

In the proper column Of tho
MESSIAH this week you will find
the announcement Of William Wv
ion, a candidate for County Col
lcctOr.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

The formal announcement of
Hon. Rhodes Clay for Representa-
tive of Audrain County appears in
this paper this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

w. p. Ball, of Rush Hill, has
decided, for the present, not to
move to Colorado. Hope he'll de-
eide to remain in Audrain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

High grade s. G. Brown Leg
horns, Light Brahmas now for sale.
Will be higher later. Ogre Poultry
Yards, breeders of winning
poultry. Thompson, Mo. Cor
respondence solicited. tt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

Circuit Court is in session. No
petit jury this week, and there will
likely be no grand jury for the
term. The petit jury will be on
hands next week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

d. A. Murphy, the attorney,
has been appointed as trustee in
the V. o. P. King bankruptcy
matter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
Y HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. =

Blake Cauthorn will likely To-
cate i'm Texas.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

Every article in the drug line
kept at DR.. Patterson's drug
store.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

If you are sick, see DR.. Patter-
son at once.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23
l.. Meeks and VIM. Meeks have
moved here from Santa Fe.

A case of smallpox was reported
at the Military Academy last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

~SNHANNIeAL COMMERCIAL coLLEcE.1<-

Life Scholarship
address,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

Make your new year a happy
one by having those aching teeth
fixed by
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-01-23

Educate Your Bowels With CHsoaretA
Candy Cathnrtic, cure Coust patton forever,
l0c. 25c nc. {. G fGiI, drugciels refund money.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-05
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Z the markets Yesterday we're not red
hot il was not the fault Of the weather,
Tor the thermometer on the scale house
showed 1e4 degrees.
Foster and Cheeseman Of Whitewater
had in the top load of hogs Yesterday.
They were not very fine, but they were
the hest.
J. {. Clifford OF Potiac marketed car
OF hogs yesterday. partly of his own feed
ing He says these not DAYS are telling
on the late planted corn cas-, Of he city
L ". Johnston. the well known ship
per at Pond Creek. sent in a load of hogs
yesterday.
b. Cole of Renelosa was late arrival
yesterday with q mixed load of hogs and
cattle.
It begins TO look like business at the
new Dof6 packing house. Last Saturday
they unloaded car load Of scales and
yesterday there was unloaded a big fur
niture car load OF trucks There were all
kinds Of trucks large and small, and
some of them fine ones. They were put
on the electric elevator and sent TO the
different floors. where thy will be used.
The trucks were all made by the Fair
banks company.
They have a box factory at the Cuda-
nv packing house making boxes in which
meat IS shipped 10 all parts Of the coun-
try and to Europe. These boxes are
made Of cottonwood boards and the trees
from which the boards were sawed were
planted by Gilman L. Blood on his farm
west of the Big river about 1873. This