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Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
Bucked the "Gas."

Several in Mexico and Audrain
county have beet bucking options,
some of them, of course, to their
sorrow. The Montgomery City
Standard tells how young fellow
down that way invested:
A young man of this village, who
had been assiduously studying the
stock quotations at the merchants
exchange for several days, arrived
at the conclusion last Saturday
that he had discovered the stock to
purchase. He would buy "Gas.
Gas has been steadily decreasing
in value until the youth figured it
out that it had reached its down
ward limit. Accordingly, he rum
mayed thru his old clothes and
found a ten dollar bill; but ht
needed twenty. SO he betook him.
self to the business place of his
friend. Willie NJ. His eloquenct
so moved that credulous individ
ual that Willie coughed up the
other ten. The youth hastily re-
paired to the bucket shop and
confded to the habitues that he in
tended to do a little "scalping"
that day-he had no doubt of it
for had he not been studying tn,
market daily' The young man
bought twenty shares in gas stock
at oneAplunk per, and his order
was wired in. He started to tax,
a seat and watch the shekels rol
into his Golfers; before sittin!
down, however, he took another
4 look at the blackboard, and 10, ant
behold! his gas had escaped. |
had gone down a dollar before th
young man could turn around
The crowd gave him the merr.
"ha! hal" and he went sadly OH
and told his troubles to Willie
He confessed that if he had light
ed a cigar with the twenty it coul,
not have so quickly flown. Their
is no record of his havin
invested since.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
UNIDENTIFIED DEAD.
Galveston Storm Victims
VIII Rest Together.

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 5.-The
work of disinterring the dead bod
les of unidentified storm victims
in this city has been completed.
In all, 265 bodies were removed
from the streets and vacant lots in
various portions of the city aud
given a proper burial. They have
been placed in a plat just west of
Lakeview Cemetery, and this will
be fenced aud a granite stone will
be placed in the center with fit
ting inscription thereon. The
stone has been secured thru the ef-
forts of f. j. Byrne, of Austin,
and was donated by Col. Sullivan,
the lesse of the Granite Mountain
quarry. 1t weighs 20 tons.
j. r. Christian, Assistant Gen
eral Freight Agent Of the South
ern Pacific, has arranged for the
stone to be transported to Calves
ton free of charge, and Mr.. OFT,
Of this city, has agreed to assist in
placing the stone, also free of
charge.
The work of disinterring dead
bodies of storm victims is still be.
ing continued outside of the city,
but will be confined to a limit OF
within two miles of the city.
The fund sent here by the Gov
ernor for this purpose has proved
more than ample to renter all
those in the city, and it is thought
that it will also prove sufficient tC
finish the work contemplated out
side Of the city limits. When th'
work is completed the cemeter,
will be dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies. The work has beer
carried out under the auspices o
the Woman's Health Protectiv,
| Association.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
He Inhaled Hairs.

Wabash, Ind, Feb. 6,-Andrew
Teeter, a barber at Akron, twenty
miles northwest of this city, is at
deaths door from apeculiar cause. .
He has followed his trade for
years, and some time ago his lungs
became affected. A specialist,
brought from Wisconsin, today
made an examination and found
the patients throat and bronchial
tubes full of short hairs, imbe dded
in the membrane. 1t is thought
the hairs were inhaled while Teet-
er, who is short, clipped hair, and
the irritation brought on tuber'
culosis. His death is matter of
only few days.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
Hazed Boy Returns.

The Saline County Index relates
the following:
Lucian Thomson, Jr., whose
hazing at the State University re-
suited in the young gentleman
leaving the United States, report
said, to join the British Army in
South Africa, is once more under
the parental roof near Slater, and
the anxiety and fears which rela-
tives and friends have had for him
for the past two months are at an
end.
Lucian went to South Africa
with a consignment of mules for
the British army. The vessel on
which he shipped landed at Cape.
town, and then went up the east
coast of Africa, a four days jour-
ney to East London, where the
mules were unloaded.
The return journey was made
Immediately, and the boat arrived
in New Orleans last Monday. Lu-
clan started for home at once and
arrived in Slater yesterday morn
ing, where he will probably re-
main, as he feels at present that
he has seen enough of the world
for q while at least. He met with
a painful accident while on ship
board, which will cripple him for
a time, falling thru an open hatch
way, and sustained a spraincd hip
and an injury to his chin.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
Audrain Boy Home.

The Montgomery City Standard,
speaking Of an Audrain boy who
enlisted in Mexico three years ago
for the war against Spain, says:
Sergeant +. c. Elwood, of Com
pany F, 18th L. 5, Infantry, ar
rived here this week on visit to
friends and relatives in this coun-
ty, after an absence Of three years
in the Philippines. He is now off
on furlough, at the expiration of
which he will return TO the Phil
ippines. Sergeant ElwOOd looks
fat and hearty and evidently Jared
well during his sojourn in that
enervating country. He was
wounded twice in short skirmishes
with the insurgents, but not seri-
ously either time. The sergeant
talks cntertainingly of his expert
ences and has some very interest
ing curios, picked up during his
travels, among which are bibles
written in six different languages,
silks from the Philippines, money
from nearly all parts of the world
he has a Chinese coin about th'
size of an American dollar that il
worth one cent-and many othel
interesting relies.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
Laugh and be Good.

Laugh and be fat" is an old
proverb, but We know that laugh
ter and morals are also associated.
Rev. Arthur Vance tells Of an old
lady who came to him in much dis
tress of mind.
II don't believe my niece has
ever experienced the work of
grace" she said, because she
laughs just as much as ever"
Whereupon the good minister as
sured her that tone may be seri-
Gus and yet laugh. She may be
strong in conviction, yet at the
same time merry of heart. Some
of the best men that ever lived
were good laughers. Some of the
best women that ever blessed the
world with angel ministries had
their faces baptized with the sun
shine of smiles
Five of the greatest humorists
that ever made the world ring with
laughter were priests-Rabelais
Scarron, Swift, Sterne and sgd
ney Smith.
A smile has ethical value. Coco
nature and morals are intimately
associated. Good will makes one
worth more to God and man.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

An exchange last week printed
the following: The Frisco pas
senger trainmen must break them
selves of the tobacco habit before
the 10Th of February, for on that
date n new code of rules and reg
ulations goes into effect, one see
ton of which provides that no
passenger trainmen shall use to-
bacco in any form while in uni
form on duty, aud further, that no
employees shall smoke or chew to-
bacco in passenger stations or a.
bout the platforms. This will
knock the ticket agents quiet lit
tie cigar as well as the baggage
man s fine cut. The new rules do
not make much further change.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
Would Prohibit Splitting.

Decatur, H., Feb, 5.-A com
mittee representing the Woman's
Club today presented to the Ordl-
nance Committee of the City COun-
Gil an ordinance prohibiting spit
ting on the sidewalks in the city
of Decatur. 1t provides that any
body who shall expectorate or spit
on public sidewalk or stairway
shall be fined not less than "
The Civic Committee of the club
stated that the club will be will
ing to help enforce the ordinance
if passed
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Commercial revolution will fol-
low the advent OF aerial naviga-
ton; customs duties will he wiped
out and social merging OF the races
will come with the fading away OF
frontiers marking the boundaries
between nations says Robert J.
Thompson, secretary of the United
States Lafayette Memorial Com
mission, in speaking Of the uni.
versal discussion aroused by the
St. Louis Exposition's offer of
10000 for the pioneer airship.
"The airship will have it's con-
quests of peace MS well as of war"
said Mr.. Thompson. Universal
free trade will be established the
day when the world il told that
Santos -Dumont or some one else
has grasped the secret of the mir
and that all may ride supreme
thru the ether. Before my depart
ure from Paris Count VaulX, an
acrostatician OF note, discussed
this phase Of aerial navigation
with me. Military students Of
foreign Governments have long
sought to discover n secret where
by they might direct an aerial
craft at will SO as to destroy their
enemies from the clouds. The
science Of war, therefore, is prac.
ticslly in the future airship.
but what about the things
which the navigation of the ele-
m cnt envcloping the earth may
disclosc' The successful airshil
means the building Of countless
crafts of the air.
Commerce will awake to inin-
ite possibilities. The fine old hon.
or of the world will not stop at cs.
Gaping customs duties by Snug
Cling highly dutiablc articles n.
cross the frontiers. Who is to
prevent the high class smuggler
from loading his pirate craft OF
the air with II diamond cargo and
darting from England into France,
or from France to Germany, 81
hidden among the clouds that no
telescope Of the most alert customs
observer may detect the contrn
band voyage.
"Our quick k.wiited friends may
say that Government aerial rcvc-
nue. cutters could do police duty IN
the skies, arrest the pirate by
boarding him in purachutcs ant
drop down to the Businesses q,
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
Missionary Society Officers

The Missionary Society OF the
M. Il. Church, South, Of this city,
has elected the following officers:
President, Mrs. Sallie q Brown
Vice. president, Mrs. ID. Z.
Moore.
Second vice-president, Mrs .Por-
ter Gregory.
Third vice-president, Mrs. H.K
Hinde.
Secretary, Mrs. E. ID. Grah am.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs
Emmett Cunningham.
Local treasurer, Mrs james Roy
Connectional treasurer, Mrs. s
NJ. Edwards.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Florence Ordelheide, county col
lector of Warren county, testified
in the Tom Jones change of venue
case in the Audrain Circuit Court
last week, and one statement that
he made was that he could shake
hands with every man in his coun-
ty and call him by his given name.
That fellow has been candidate,
and don't you forget it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

road, and playing to crowded
houses nightly. Miss Courtenay
Morgan, who is hooked to appear
at the Ferris Grand Friday even
ing, Feb. II, has made an unuSu-
ally strong scenic production of
the play, Her company is all that
could be desired, and the costu mes
worn By Miss Morgan and her
company are costly and beautiful.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Harry Atchison, now located at
Coffeyville, Kansas, will get So, 500
damages from the c. & "A. rail
road for being struck in the face
by a brakeman at Vandalia two
years ago just as he went to board
the train. The case was tried in
the Audrain Circuit Couri last
spring, when the above verdict
was given. 1t was then taken to
the st. Louis Court OF Appeals
and said court aflirms.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Judge j. Z. Sims, Presiding
Justice of the County Court, mar
ried a couple last week. Witness.
es testify that the knot was well
tied-only the decree of Il Circuit
Judge can unite it, if that should
ever be desired. II was Judge
Sims first "case' in that line, bu,
he is ready for any other anxious
couple.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

An exchange says that a white
man and a negro were convicted
of murder and sentenced to hang
at the same time in Mississippi.
The white man objects to the ar
rangement because of the social
equality of it, and even goes so
far as to admit that he would rath-
er not be hanged at all than be
suspended in company with ne
gro.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

An Audrain county man has
yielded to the solicitation of
friends" aud will make the race
for OFF ce. The Bowling Green
Times comments that it is a bad
state of affairs when a man gets in
the hands OF his friends. lie
should enter the race at once and
take the load of his friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

So much hns been said aud writ,
ten nbout East Lynne, that the
supply of adjectives required to
exploit something new to the pub
lie have no place in this paragraph
This play stands as it has stood
for years, first in the great heart
of the public, and this season finds
more companies than ever on the
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

James Kay, at Topeka, Kansas,
Iuarreled with his wife the other
day and then killed her with a fiat
iron in the presence of his two lit
tie children. He then went and
hanged himself, leaving IA note
containg these words: Goodbye;
going straight to hell"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
FROM FLORIDA.
A Beautiful and Sunny
Cline.

Orlando, Fla, Feb. 4.-EDIToR
MESSAGE: do wish my friends
in Missouri could participate in
my enjoyment of the bright sun
shine, the beautiful trees and
flowers, the luscious fruit, the
lovely gardens. the orange groves,
etc, etc, of this sunny land.
feel like clapping my hands
with JOY when see an orange tree
loaded with the luscious fruit. l
saw this morning one twig bent
down with its heavy load. There
are a number of pineries here in
which they grow the finest and
largest pineapples | ever saw.
One is presided over by a colored
man, an l. o. o. F. Past Grand.
In this pinery there are 10000
bearing plants. 1t is but little ov-
er a year since the buds were
planted. 1t is called the Lucerne
Pinery. They are preparing at
this pinery to set out 20, 600 more.
From the back porch of the Sum-
merland House we can see nearby
several extensive pineries. They
are now under cover.
This county has great many
beautiful lakes, from the size of
your Court House square to the
size of school district. The
country looks poor-much of 1T
covered with white sand. But lit
tie stock is raised, and what is is
diminutive. [ have not seen a hog
since | have been in the State. l
saw few sheep and cattle. The
towns give evidence of life and
thrift, but judging from what l
saw of the farms from the railroad,
there is not much enterprise a
mong the farmers; but the cOun-
try in immediate proximity to a
railroad, generally speaking. does
not index the country.
This is a great health resort.
My wife suffers from throat troub-
lie and indigestion. A gentleman
came here few days ago with an
invalid wife. She had scarcely
vitality enough to stand the trip;
she was suffering from heart
trouble and asthma. She has
been here only few days and is
improving rapidly.
| enclose Mr.. Popkess' card to
Prof. Yancey, formerly of Hardin
College, now of the Military school
Prof. Yancey made Mexico an ed
ucational point. He has done &
work in the private college, Mr.
Mcmillan one in the public schools
of Mexico that has made for your
city Il name.
The invalid lady is Mrs. Pop
kess. She had a daughter in Har
din College few years since. Hel
husband incloses a card to Prof
Yancey.
Please send my paper to Orlan
do, Florida. With best wishes
for the noble people Of Missouri
and Audrain county, l am
Yours,
FRENCH STROTHER.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
Found Dead In Bed.

Centralia, Mo-, Feb. 81. s.
Stalcup, aged 81 years, was found
dead in his bed in this city this
morning. He arose at four o'clo ok
this morning in apparently good
health and made fire in the heat
ing stove, retired again and two
hours later was found dead.
Heart failure was supposed to be
the cause Of death.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Godfrey Winner, west Of Rush
Hill, who was fined for working
on Sunday four months since, met
more trouble last week. His wife
was sitting in her chair and fell
over dead. Disease of the heart.
Besides the husband two young
children survive her.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

The Farber Forum says: j. f.
Carroll, who has been farming
near Mexico for several years, has
moved back to this part of the
country, living on the Wells farm,
west of town. Glad to have Mr..
Carroll and family with us again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

The Centralia Courier says that
the slick rascal who worked the
ladies' of Mexico and Moberly for
subscriptions to a magazine has
been arrested at Moberly. He was
a fraud.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Joe Greening, over at Stouts-
vile, went out to his barn and
hung himself the other day. No
cause assigned. He was a farmer
and stock raiser.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

The County Court made new
road district, No. IS, by taking a
strip off district No. 1. The fol-
lowing will be the commissioners
for the new district: NJ. C.Flynt,
l year; w. T. Bratton, , years;
l.. r. Craighead, 3 years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

About six weeks ago Erastus
Butler, a negro, killed a woman at
a dance in Keytesville. He plead
guilty last week and was given a
a sentence of ninety-nine years in
the penitentiary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

J. A. Yancey, Of Birmingham,
Alabama, arrived last week to at
tend the funeral of his brother.
Prof. A. X. Yancey.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Walter Burch, of Laddonia, will
be one of the contestants at the
State University in the debate be-
tween Missouri and Kansas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Stanley Philips, son Of the Full.
ton defaulting bank cashier. has
turned teamster at so much per
day to support his mother and
brothers and sisters left penniless.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Prof. Strother in a letter else
where in the MESSAGE refers to
Prof. Yancey, not knowing Of the
latter's demise.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Col. w. d. Fonville will take
the place of Prof. a. X. Yancey
as president of the Military Acad-
emy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Miss Susie Grim is in a whole
sale house in st. Louis studying
the late styles in millinery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

There is to be a telephone line
erected between Worcester and
Santa Fe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13
Lent began yesterday.

DR.. Mccall, of Worcester, will
locate in Laddonia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Harry Atchison will be a happy
man when he hears of the success
of his damage suit.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Educate Your Bowels with Cascnrsts.
Candy Catharttc, cure constipation forever.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Mrs. NJ. n. Nelson has been
visiting friends in Vandalia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Esw Are Year Ktdneysv
81 mcss l. SssssU %
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

James Cottrell, of near Hatton,
has moved to this city to reside.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-02-13

Judge S. NJ. Edwards, of Au-
drain, is called the Oldest Probate
Judge in the State.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-13
BUFFALO.

George c. Carpenter transacted business
In the cities Tuesday
Mr.. Samuel McGreW, of Howard Lake
was IN Buffalo on business Thursday.
III. w. Book was in the city on Fri
day. replenishing his stock of drugs
which was destroyed by fire three weeks
A. W. Johnson, of Minneapolis. former
~ clerk in G. c. Carpenters store, yls-
if1 Narf friends goisi in Buffalo this week;
erstown, N. d., visited with Station
Agent Hammond's family this week.
=, Mr.; James. Mcknight, a brakeman on
the St Louis railroad, is spending the
week at home with his family
MI. Walter A. Davis and Mrs. Susie
DuGley We're married in Minneapolis Sat-
urday, the. 4th inst. They will be at
meme 4e to their friends in Buffalo after
Rev. Winslow Bronson, of Minneapolis,
VIII commence series of meetings IN
the Presbyterian church next Monday
The A. o. U. W. and D. of H. lodges
Jointly installed their officers on Monday
evening. A splendid supper was served
after the exercises to about $50 people
MIR. w. N. King and Attorney Spath,
Of Waverly, were transacting business IN
Bur ado on Tuesday of this week.
Dr. q. Il. Murray, of Rockford, was
appointed coroner by the county com
mssioners, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of DR.. Powell, who has
moved to Plains, Mont. They also let
year to the Buffalo Journal at legal
rates.
A very excellent prog anime was given
by the Ladies Historical club at the res
idence Of Mr.. and Mrs. G., ". Burrows
on w ednesday evening of this week.
Miss Hattie Crihkshank. of Marshall,
Lyon county, is visiting in Buffalo with
her parents and other relatives for two
weeks.
The Buffalo Scandinavian Mutual Fire
and Lightning Insurance company. Will
Monday, Jan. Is.
Mr.. George Covart Jr, of North Da-
| kota, is visiting with his parents in
Buffalo this week
Miss Pearle Thomson has been visiting
in st. Cloud for two weeks.
Miss Gallup, the eighth grade teacher
of cur schools, was detained by the death
.of a relative and did not arrive to take
UP her duties until Tuesday of this week
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. e.
Church chartered he American house
bus and went out to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Nagel, one and one
/ half miles south of Buffalo, and held
their regular meeting last Friday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-13
FERGUS FALLS.

Rev. J. w. Todd received telegram
Tuesday telling of his son Johns illness
from q sudden attack of pneumonia.
G. c. HOupt has returned from a week
spent at Moorhead attending the Clay
county district court.
Mrs. w. J.. Winslow came from Battle
Lake Tuesday to sing at Mr.. B. f. Part
ridges burial service.
Ole Vangen, a farmer and old settler
in the Leaf Mountain district, dropped
dead at the threshold of his house Mon
day. The coroner was called, but the
cause was obviously heart disease, and
no inquest was held.
Miss Jennie Parkhill, sister of Assistant
Superintendent Parkhill, went to the
MOorhead normal school after visiting
her brother here for the past week.
Senator Grindeland, of Marshall coun-
ty, was in town during the week apply
ing for admission to practice law before
the United States court. The senator is
cousin of Mrs. Ulland, and was their
guest.
w. B. Windsor has bought the DR.. Rey-
nolds residence and lots on Whitford
street, and is planning to build fine
modern house on the site in the spring.
The city fathers have decreed that
more. Three boys were arrested and fined
for it last week as a beginning toward
enforcing the ordinance.
Miss Margaret Compton, of the SOL
diers' home, Minnehaha, is in town visit
ing her sister, Mrs. F. j. Evans.
Mrs. Taylor, wife of Frank Taylor, the
horse dealer, has been granted divorce
on the ground of drunkenness and nom
support, and is given charge of her three
little children and alimony.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank j. Evans have in
vitations out for large card party next
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. J. L. Townley returned Monday
from a visit with the B. =. Lounsburgs,
at Wahpeton.
Miss Florence Pace and Mr.. Moore, of
Chicago, gave a concert and organ re-
cital at the Congregational church We'd
nesday night.
Charley Wemple. the seventeen-year-
| old son of d. S. Wemple, died of diph-
| liberia Thursday morning. This is the
| third death in Mr.. Wemples family with
| in the past fortnight caused by diph-
| iberia
This has been week of prayer in the
| orthodox churches.
The high school paper Polaris has a
new set Of student editors.
James ]. Hill passed through town on
| the flyer Friday bound for Fargo,
where he addressed the Tristate Grain
| and Stock Growers convention in session
there on the subject of the Development
| of the Country From Duluth to the Pa
| cific.''
c. A. Daley went to Spring Green,
| Wis, Wednesday to see his mother, who
| is very sick.
A very pretty wedding took place al
! the German Lutheran church Thursday
| uniting Herman Rim and Rosa Vets. A
! reception followed@at the home of Mr..
| Rims parents