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Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
Bean Greek.

Many in i'll health in this com
munlty just at present.
Among the sick are Mrs. W. ii.
Wilson, Miss Callic Jones and w.
r. Eubanks' children.
Ned Eubanks has returned home
from Texas
II. c. Eubanks spent Sunday
with his parents.
VIM. Manglcr is still in very
poor health.
Mrs. Pnulina Robinson has re-
turned home after five weeks
visit with friends at Rush Hill.
c. +. Robinson is feeding 300
head of sheep for J K. Johnson
Wilfrcd Rcighlcy spent Christ
mas with his sister, Mrs, Grace
Robinson.
Miss Annie Hopkins, who is
teaching the Snecd school, gave
her pupils Il nice treat Friday be-
fore Xmas. Miss Annie is an eff
cicnt teacher and has the conf
dcncc of both scholars and patrons.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
Moline.

Thanks for the extra sheet in the
MESSAGE Christmas, it was Splcn.
did.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudasill of Okla
homa who have been visiting home
folks, will start back home New
Years day.
Roads are bad in this locality,
wish DR.. Hawkins had his good
roads mea sure in motion out this
way. One more man will put up
one hundred dollars towards good
roads, John Mundy says if ninety
nine men will build one hundred
yards each of rock road any place
between Monroe County line and
Mexico he is ready for the work.
Rev. Riney preached at Mt Zion
Sunday, II am. Good attendance.
Mrand Mrs. Bcamer entertained
the young folks Christmas eve.
Buford Cauthorn and some other
kirksville students spent their
holidays here.
w. w. Dowell and wife move to
Oklahoma. Mrs. Dowell goes with
her sister, Mrs. Rudasill, says she
will send her address to the MEs-
SAGE soon as they locate.
Homer Mundy recently visited
home, he is proud of the gift from
his mother, a beautiful hair watch
guard.
Mrs. RudaSil says she reads the
MESSAGE at home in the Territory
every week and thinks it the best
paper she ever read.
j. j. Bailey's ate Christmas din
ncr with their sister, Mrs. wilkins,
| itdi blltltbN
Il. Montgomery of Centralia was
guest of Mr.. Lon Heller.
We are sorry indeed to hear of
the death of Mr., Doyle at Farber
He was a good, kind hearted man,
we extend sympathy to the friends.
Miss Ida Bolts is visiting in
Columbia.
Charles Browning had Il party
last week at which good time
was had. Enice Barnes, Earnest
Nieman, Misses Mamie and Emma
Wallace formed a house party a
Mrs. Theo. Barnes Wednesday.
Porter Cauthorn is in Columbia
Theo. Barnes and wife visited in
Mexico Friday.
IT, .Bybee has returned from q
visit to his sister, Mrs. :. s. John
ston, at Worcester.
Miss Carrie Price is visiting il
this vicinity.
Harry and Herman Morley o
st. Louis are visiting parents here
Mrs. Walter Wilson is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Sullivan, east OF
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
Accidental Shooting.

There was distressing accident
at the home of Valentine Erdel
near Rush Hill, last Wednesday
night week, so we are told by Mr..
ia. Goolsby. Harry Erdel and a
young lady of the neighborhood
were married that evening and
they were anticipating a charivari.
Albert Erdel,a brother, was hand
ling a revolver when it was dis
charged, the load taking effect in
the leg of Mrs. Louella Erdel. We
have heard nothing further from
the happening than what was told
us by Mr.. Goolsby.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
Shot the Marshal.

Franklin, Mo-, Dec. 2j.-Wal-
ter Lee shot and killed City Mar
shall f. +. Middleton on the streets
of this city last night. The shoot
ing grew out of an attempt on the
part of Middleton to arrest Lee
Middleton was fearless officer in
the discharge of his duty. Mid
dleton's body will be taken to
Paris, Mo, his former home, for
burial.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
laddOnia.

Miss Sallie Nandevcnter is visit
ing Nandalia relatives.
Mrs. Peacock and daughter, Ro-
mola, spent the holidays in Van
dalia
Mrs. Martha Collins, of Kansas
City, is visiting Prof. and Mrs.
f. A. Collins. She spent the past
month with relatives in st. Louis
county.
Ote Freels and wife of Louisiana,
have returned home after Il visit TO
relatives here.
Sam Kendall was here last week
visiting old friends.
Prof. and Mrs. a. $. Faulkner
spent last week near Mokanc
DR.. f. A. Lotion left Tuesday
for Chicago, to remain about three
months in the Medical Institute,
after which he and Mrs. Lotion
will go to Colorado to reside,
Several trainers here are talking
of going to Dakota in the spring
to procure farms.
Land owners here are holding the
rent so high, cash rent at that, the
farmers cannot pay it. Renters
ought to "combine' and pay only
part of the rent, then owner and
renter would fare alike,
Mrs. John Pcyton died last
Saturday, leaving husband and
five children, the youngest six
days old. She was highly cS-
tcemed and will be greatly missed
by her many friends.
Miss Emma Alberta Cook and
Mr.. Ralph llaulcy are to he mar
ried new years day. Miss Mabc,
Cook aud "A relative Of Mr.. Hanlcy
will be the attendants. Ed. j
W. Coggins, of Odessa, will say
the ceremony and Mrs. j. II. Der,
rick will play the wedding march
They will leave on the 1:3O train
for Kansas City, their future
home. Miss Emma has many
friends here who regret TO see her
leave, but We feel that she goc'
with Il good, kind gentleman
May happiness and prosperity ut
tend them,
This is our last letter for 1901
and while we regret to say goodby
we enter the new year with hope
for we must not live in the past
We wish many good things for the
MESSAGE, its readers and core
SpOndents. May each derive hell
from the other, and the MESSAGE
grow in the number Of its readers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
Mexico Market.
Paderowskrs wife III, Agent.

Nine. Paderewski is in the future 70
act as her husbands secretary and
business agent, During the pianist's
tour here last winter his newly mar.
ried wife kept close watch On the
tickets which came into The halls
where he played, and she liked to
know the exact proportions between
the complimentary and other tickets
She assumed supervision OF the priv
ate car IN which he Travelled. visited
the markets and kept herself well
posted on the expenses Of the tour
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
Rush Hill.

Rev, h. ID. Chinn will preach at
the Christian church next Sunday
morning and night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Briton Slavens, of
AuXvasse, were guests of j. +.
Ridgeway and wife first of the
week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Chester Dowell spent Sunday at
Monroe Lipps.
Miss HARRIET is the guest of Jim
Waller this week.
The oyster supper given by Miss
Emma Hollinghead was much en-
joycd by the young people.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
Historic Hotel Burned.

Bowling Green, Mo-, Dee 30
The Emerson hotel was destroyed
by fire this morning. Loss on
building and contents about
$15, 600; insurance, So, 200. 1t
was historic house, having been
built in 1914. Benton, David Bar
ton and many other notables of
the early days were frequent guests
at this house.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Webster Davis criticises the
President for humiliating Miles
and Dewey and declares Roosevelt
will be renominated and will be
defeated.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Two more rural free delivery
routes have been petitioned for to
run out from Mexico. One is
southwest to Cant and the other to
ware Benton City. They both have
the endorsement of Congressman
Clark.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

The following from Audrain at
tended the Democratic convention
in st. Louis this week: A. d.
Bledsoe, Rhodes Clay, A. j. Win
scott, John D. Orear, Green Clay,
a. II. Whitney and c. 7. Peyton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
MartinSburg.

Some few new cases of scarlet
fever.
Marvin Walker and Willie Hays
are spending the holidays with
relatives and friends here.
Willie Kemp and sisters, Misses
Laura and Francis, of Venice,
were trading here Tuesday.
Ralph Taylor and wife, of Iowa,
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Isaac Dyer, southeast of town,
says he has cistern that did not
fail him during the drouth. 1t was
the only one in that section but
was dry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

After the 18th of next March
there will be change of physicians
at the Hospital for the insane at
Fulton. An Audrain physician,
DR.. Frank Harrison, of Martins
bnrg gets a position on the new
staff.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

A mission Sunday school will he
organized at the hall over the
Ledger office next Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

John T. Garner, of st. Louis,
in answer to charges by his wife
of drunkenness, in a suit for di-
vorce, claims that he drank beer
because st. Louis water was bad .
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Tuesday, last day of the old
year, was IA busy day with County
Collector Harrison, The Office took
in over Sc 900 in taxes in one day
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
Origin OF tho Y. NJ. G, A.

II was during walk across Black
friars bridge on Sunday evening
May, 1914, that George Williams arc
Edward Beaumont, both clerks. Dc
cided to call meeting to consider til
ACCESSIBILITY of forming "A society fC
improving the spiritual condition or
young men engaged in the draper
and other trades As a result of n"
call thirteen clerks met on the eveninl
OF June 6, 1874. in what was the
George Williams bedroom and "
ever proof was needed that Is Ia no,
an unlcky number, the subsequent his
tory OF tho Y. NJ. c. A., which was real
~ started AT that meeting, furnishes
II. II was a Diapers clerk, known at
"Smithy." who on that occasion sug
gested the name by which the society
has ever since been known. A few
weeks larger meeting was held and
the association was formally organ
lied London Express
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

j. NJ. Nickles, of the BLACK
Flag" will open a store at Benton
City this week. j. +. Blum, of
Moline vicinity, will be the mana
ger.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Miss Jessie Green, daughter of
Rowland Green of the c. & A., is
the new stenographer for Cullen
and Rodgers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Smallpox in the locality of Lad
donia and also in the vicinity of
Hutchinson, north of that town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

The remains of Mrs. Thomas
Doty, who died in st. Louis this
week, were brought here for burial
Yesterday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

A goodly delegation of Demo
Gratis from this county attended
the State meeting in st. Louis
first of the week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Messages will be flashed across
the English Channel by wireless
telegraph.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Following the new-old custom, a
number of Mexicans watched the
old year out Tuesday night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

One case of smallpox in this
town. Strict quarantine and no
danger of spread is feared.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Helen Plunkett, interesting lit
tie daughter of j w. Plunkett, is
better after quite a trying illness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

FOR SALE-40 acre farm, j
miles Mexico, cheap. Address the
MESSAGE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Deputy County Clerk p. Locke
is now on the way to recovery, his
many friends will be glad to hear
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
Y HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. "A
Write it 1902.

Audrain Circuit Court convenes
the Goth of this month.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

The Soltz stock of goods has
been moved back to st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Born, to Nat Morris and wife,
near this city, daughter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02

Life Scholarship
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-01-02
Santa fe.

Christian Endeavor was well at
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

Rev. T. J. Brown will preach
his farewell sermon to the church
next Sunday morning and to the
young people in the evening.
The Pearl City Record, new
publication at Prairie du Chen,
edited by G. A. Fairfield and very
creditable piece of journalism, is a
new exchange to arrive on our
table.
The Herald job department is
being especially equipped to print
auction bills with neatness, cheap
ness and despatch. You can have
them while you wait, providing
there are not too many ahead of
you. Attractive bills, printed on
good paper that will stand the
weather and with the price of the
bill you get a good notice of your
sale advertised for two weeks in the
Herald, the paper that gives the
news and reaches the people. Tele-
phone and mail orders receive care
full attention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

Madison has a population of 20, :
67S according to a new city direc-
tory just issued.
REV. BROWN offers cheap for
cash, gasoline stove, hanging
lamp, a parlor lamp and three book
cases.
If you are not registered, do
not fail to attend to it next Tuesday
or you cannot vote without swear
ing it in"
Women who are DESTROYS of vot-
ing next Tuesdy who are not regis
tered should see to it Tuesday that
their names is on the list.
-Ellenboro Camp of Modern
Woodmen are to have their annual
ball in their hall Friday evening,
Oct. 31st. Music will be furnished
by the high school orchestra of this
city. Tickets to dance and supper
81. Everybody invited and a good
time guaranteed. See bills for fur
Their particulars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

Miss Wilhelm has added to her
a complete set of toilet ar
ticles.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Johns of
Bent, Neb., are guests of AID. Hen
KEEL and family.
Baxter & Draper advertise a
special cloak sale Saturday, Oct.
25th. See ad.
Deer hunters preparing to go
north should now begin planning
on their last wills.
Much of the Heral1's space is
taken up today in printing the bal
lot that will be submitted to voters
on Nov. 4th and the general cleo
ton notice.
The G. E. of the Baptist church
will give their first social Fiday
evening next at the home of the
pastor, Rev. Sprague. Light re-
freshments will be served and free
will offering taken. You are invit-
ed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23

Herbert Pendleton has closed
his laundry enterprise at Boscobel
and with his business partner, Paul
Mufdey, came to Lancaster Satur-
day, the latter for a visit with his
sister, Mrs. Ell. J. johnson. Stewart
Whitney, who was associated with
Mr.. Pendleton early in the game,
has found other employment.
IS. w. Reese, the well known
banker and politician Of Dodgeville,
met an unexpected death while on a
short visit to Madison Saturday.
Mr.. Reese went to the capital city
on business matters and was accom-
panied by Atty. A. R. Bushnell of
this city, the two being old friends
and acquaintance. Both gentle
men engaged rooms at the Avenue
hotel and it was due to deadly IL
Illuminating gas that escaped from an
open jet in the apartment occupied
by Mr.. Reese that caused his death.
At z a. M, domestic of the hotel
in passing through the hall, discov-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
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cred the odor of the gas and
formed the landlord. An inn
date investigation was made anc
was discovered that the room oc
pied by the Dodgeville banker '
the scene of the trouble. The d
was locked but entrance was gain
by breaking in the transom. J
Reese was found lying in bed w
life apparently extinct. Physicli
were summoned bnt could do no
ing to revive him. Relatives W.
then summoned from Dodgev
and the remains prepared for b
iaI. Funeral services were held
the family residence in Dodgev
Tuesday and the popularity of
deceased was evinced from the
tendance from all parts of the COZ
ty at the last sad rites. Mr.. Re
was seventy-two years of age
was born in Wales. A wife
four children, the latter all gro
and occupying honorable positi
in life, survive. The theory
vanced for the occurrence is that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-23
5ooa5 Cuttings

Register Tuesday if you desire
to vote.
Miss Katie Janney spent Sunday
in Lancaster.
Miss Flossie Bradley returned
on Saturday last from an extended
visit with her sister, Mrs. Martha
Walker and other relatives at Cor
rectionville, la.
The notice tax deeds for unre-
deemed lands is published in an
other column over County Clerk
Griffis' official signature. 1t is the
shortest one on record for years.
Hon. j. P. Chandler of Mont
fort, candidate for member of the
assembly, was a caller monday
Mr. Chandler will poll big vote
Nov. 4th and will receive large
majority,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-29
MELVILLE w. FULLER.
Chief. Justice Supreme Court: =

organization of labor. in order that equal
ity of bargaining power may be obtained
by the sellers of labor with those who buy
labor. The acunen of the capitalist has
led him to eliminate unnecessary compe-
tition among those of like interests With
the object lesson of the trust. combine,
pool and merger writ large before him.
why should not the wage Garner say, with
the atrabiliar financer of Venice. "1t shall
go hard but will better the Instruction.
1.-The trade union would obtain for it's
members a. rate Of wages so high as to alb
sorb the margin of profit in production
less the reasonable return upon capital in
vested and the proper reward for the ser
vice Of superintendent. 1t has not asgyet
incorporated in its policy the ideal Of so
cialism, although a continual attempt is
made to have 1t do SO. but recognizes the
rights Of acquisition and possession of pri-
vate property, subject to- the limitation Of
the public good. 1t holds that the stand
ard Of civilization rests upon the standard
of wages, and this in turn upon the stand
ard of customary living among the wage
class.
'The trade union ideal is an evolution
airy development of the status of the
1aborer, through collective bargaining and
lawful methods, until there shall be fully
consideration which has been so largely
eliminated from the social equation by
modern processes of productions =
The discussion which followed was par
tcipated in by Simeon E. Chase. manager
of the King Philip mill, Fall River;stdel-
vile J. Ford, member Of the executive
board of tn international Association of
Machinists. New York; Felix der pro-
fessor Of social and political ethics, Col
umbia university, and George Gunton.
president Institute of Social Economics;
New York "''.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-29
THE DEBATE ON
: CUBAN TRADE
Can the Beet Sugar Makers Hold
Over a Majority of the Amer
~ lean People?
Mr.. 0xnard Denies a Former Inter.
view Which the President
Remembers.
From The Journal Bureau, Room IS, Post Build.
ing, Washington. ="


From The journal Bureau, Room 49, Post Build.
ing, Washington.
Washington. Dec. 29.--Cuban reciprocity
continues to be the subject Of much anx-
ious debate here, Notwithstanding the fact
that congress is not in session. Its friends
will not admit that ratification depends
on the decision Of the beet sugar manufac-
turers' convention to be held in this city
Oh Jan. s. Possibly ratification may be
postponed until the beet sugar people ad-
jOurn and have had a. chance to appear
before the senate committee having the
treaty in charge, but that the representa-
tives OF single interest can defeat bill
desired by an Overwhelming majority Of
the people is regarded as preposterous by
the friends Of reciprocity.
The insurgents Of last winter insist that
if the beet growers are not content with
the 1 l-3 cents per pound protection
against Cuban competition which would
be left to them under the operation Of the
treaty. it will become the duty of their
friends in congress to defeat it, and repu-
diato the PRESIDENT policy of fulfilling
''plain fsuty"-to Cuba and securing for
American agriculturists and American
manufacturers the control OF the Cuban
trade. in the light ofathis contention, the
probable action OF approaching con-
vert,on and some of9thea facts which will
Or should cCme out in it's Sessions are
being discussed with considerable interest
by the friends of the treaty.
Mr.. Cxnard. the head Of the beet sugar
industry and it's leading defender. in
Washington. told the president that the
reduction of 80 per cent would not inture
the interests he;-represents. and has made
the same statement in the presence Of
Others. but Notwithstanding Mr.. Roose-
Nelt's distinct recollection of the incident
Mr., Oxnard now repudiates it. so that It
is not likely to receive considera ton by
the convention. ="
w. W. Jerlnane
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-29
STRONG MAN AT
;. ~. A GOOD. SALARY
Continued from First Page.

council. AS things: are now, aldermen
make laws with no regard to the mayor
or his opinion. 1t is true he still retains,
the blessed privilege Of a veto. IN
But if a rival party is Well intrencfed
in the council its aldermen ply pass
their own measures over any veto. and
the mayor is again forgotten. If he could
preside al council meetings he could make
his influence felt. -. g., @ss.s.Ey
He could keep check upon the. council.
and he could bring about greater harmony
between the Legislative and the, admins
trative functions of the city government. )
Mayor Harrison presides over the Chi
cago council, and l understand that he
hasn't missed a single session since he
was first elected mayor some four years
ago or longer.
Some Of these changes may yet be
made. The increase in the mayors sal
airy is included in city charters that Min
neapolis voted upon but didn't adopt.
And I was told that Mayor Elect Haynes
will introduce into the police department
some simple and reasonable form of civil
service" ST.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-29
FOUGHT LIKE TIGER
Even When Shot Three Times How
ard Would Not Give Up His
49, Valuables.,
Monte Carlo" at Clinton Robbed
" by Masked Men Who Operated
3" in Minneapolis.
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal,
Clinton, Iowa, Dec. 29.-Three masked
men robbed four men in apartments on
Seventh avenue. One of the men. loo
Howard who had $1,000 in belt around his
waist and $3.50 in his inside vest pocket.
besides valuable diamond ring and a
diamond stud, valued at $3.50, resisted fine
robber who demanded his valuables and
was shot three times
None of the wounds proved fatal as the
men were SO close together during
their nd-to-hand struggle, that the
robber made glancing shots in each in
stance, leaving the powder burns on his
victims clothes and flesh. One bullet
opened the flesh OF the right side. of the
neck, another ploughed its way through
the fleshy Fart of the shoulder. while the
third ball made a. flesh wound three
inches in length on the hip g
Howard attempted tc secure pistol in
q bureau drawer aud the robber, knowing
his intentions, attempted to kill him be-
fore assistance arrived Howard. seeing
he could not secure his pistol. fell to the
floor, feigning death, thinking the rob
bers would flee. However, they were not
SO easily frightened and Towards assail-
ant attempted to unbutton his clothes In
order to secure the money! in the belt
Whereupon the struggle was renewed
The robbers pistol being empty. he
ing open the scalp. Howard then kicked
out the window and shouted murder,
The robbers then fed. Three other per
sons in the room were relieved Of valu-
ables to the amount of about 5000.
The police are Of the opinion that the
robbers are the same persons who robbed
the Columbia Heights gambling house in
Minneapolis a few weeks ago They
think these robbers make practice Of
holding up gambling houses and that in
every city. where gambling is allowed
they have confederates who inform them
where they are likely to find rich BOOTY.
1t is thought local talent worked up the
job, but that professionals executed the
work
Howard came here several months ago.
presumably from Chicago. He and his
three companions had an elegantly fur
Ilisf1ed suite of rooms were suspect ed
by the police OF operating a gambling
joint.