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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-05

Car load of New Orleans molasses just re-
ceived.
Flour. corn, meal. brand at lowest marke
prices. J. Allen Smith, Jr.
Lowney's candy fresh every week at Inc
he up to date drug store OF G. A. Milforo.
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Question.

II 1t be undemocratio TO hold the Philip
pines, would 1t not be we'll to investigate pro-
priety or legality OF holding the louisiana
purchase? -.. Ill.,.
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Examination for Teachers
Certificates,

PPLICANTs FOR TEACHERS CERT
IA fcates will be examined at Able Vile
Friday, February q, 1902. The examination
wan ]. 8. GILBERT.
Jan. q, 1902. Co. Supt. OF Education.
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4 Point to Remember.

Improved roads should be built with
foundations deep enough and surfaces
wide enough In the first place so that
no second rebuilding will be necessary.
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Keep your eyes on DuPre's show windows
and get his prices on vases, dolls, sud other
Christmas goods.
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Milford's Neuralgia powder will relieve You
every time. No cure, no pay. Milford's Drug
Store Phone lN.
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GLENN.

Garden Seed-aANle -Alessnae,ss sis. d psuss. Seed
Alaska Peas, Bliss Red Triumph Seed Potatoes
Sugar-2O lbs, Goo Good lPI PIastation q aranu
COffaa.sk cts. to IS cts: for Green; ~
Full line CT Canned Goods and other Fancy
OatS-snoadns; get sIaa; Prices. sn0F'S' "nea'' oA'
E1onr Is cts. Barrel under the market.
LlOuI Big lot bought before the ad-
vance. Every barrel sold under guarantee.
DIo-o- Stocks. Haiues, Traces. Collars,
L TlO"S.Pads. Brides, Axes, Handles.
Hinges. Leather. Half soles Shoe Nails, Horse
Shoes, etc.
SnOGSs satisfaction. Mems sl.25 Shoes
for Sl.00. Solid Leather.
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS.
NEW LINE.
GLENN,
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See us when yon need drugs. The Speed
Drug Go.
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We exchange school books. Speed Drug Co
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HatitlOn,s Locals

Ladies' thick soled Winter Shoes at Had
Jackets-a few Ladies' and Misses Jackets,
regardess Of cost, at Haddons:
Must have the room for Spring goods. 30 II
you need Winter Stuff now IL the Time iof
bargains al Haddon's.
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We are headquarters for anything tn the
drug line, Mllioras bius S'o'e' .
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HaddOn's Locals.
Jackets and fur collaretle at redward price
at Haddon's.
North Carolina blankets at Haddon's.
Kid gloves black and coIors. at Haddons.
Black silk colarett at Hoddou's.
New dress goods at Haddon's.
New fianels for waist, al Haddons.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

fled of the killing of Arch Buck
ner, about two miles south of Rock
Bridge, this county.
When the body was found there
We're three bullet holes in the chest
and the flesh was badly scorchcd,
the clothing being burnt off.
Buckner and Dave Grant, with
ia number of other men, had spent
the evening drinking together.
Grant left the house first, being
later followed by Buckner. Short.
ly afterwards three shots were
heard. Grant returned to the
house and asked for match.
No attempt appears to have been
made to find the body, however,
and no effort was made to secure
Grants arrest. The motive of the
shooting is II OF known.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
ROBBED HIS BIoGRApHER.
Thief's Ruling Passion Puts Him Again
in Trouble.

III AiVupics
James McFetridge, known also as
Capt. Jim Baker" but best known
as Oyster Jimmy" was prisoner be-
fore Magistrate Cunningham Oh .
larceny charge, having been brought
from Harrisburg, says the Philadel.
phia Telegram. Oyster Jimmy" is
aman with a long criminal record, and
he has been arrested in the Quaker
city scores of times. He venerable
looking man, with keen black eyes and
a flowing white beard. He is said to
be highly educated and a charming
convcrSationalst.
last December Jimmy met ex-
Judge Francis b. Lloyd, Of Atlanta,
Ga, who has been engaged in the law
book business in Philadelphia for a
year or more, The former judge was
delighted with the interesting remi-
nlSccnccs Of Oyster Jimmy" The
varied experiences Of the old man. told
in a polished manner, were so charm
rngIy Interesting that Judge LLOYD,
with an eye TO business, thought that
they would make a splendid addition
to literature if put out in book form.
lie invited Jimmy to share the hospi-
tallty of his room at Sixth and Noble
streets, and there the work on rhc au-
TOPOGRAPHY Of a criminal was begun.
I'VE were leading an ideal bachelor
existence, said Judge Lloyd. James
was asplrndid companion. Sometimes
he cooked the meals and sometimes
did. We lived high and were making
grand progress on the book, when Jim
my> mania for stealing spoiled all our
plans. On December 10 he went away
with bundle Of clothing belonging
to me"
Magistrate Cunningham held jim.
my in 5000 bail for court. As Judge
Lloyd was leaving the courtroom he
turned to the magistrate and said:
Il regret exceedingl that I have
had to have Jimmy arrested. He is a
nice, entertaining old man, but be.
Iicvc that he is a menace to society
and ought to be in jail"
Then. stepping over To the pri>.
oncrs' dock. Judge Lloyd graspcd
Jlmmy's hand and said: awful sor.
ry, old man, indeed ! am; but ithad to
be done
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
Neighborly Neighbors

Mrs. l.. O. Rhodes is visiting i'll
Colorado.
James Northern is here from
Old Mexico.
Roxy Precht was in Benton
City Sunday.
Mrs. W. +. Crockett is in Colo
RADIO for the benefit of her health.
Miss Bennetta Thoruburgh visit
ed Benton City friends first of the
week
f. A. Crooks, of this city, late
with the army in the Philippines,
is home again.
Prof. II. A. Class, of jefferson
City, is visiting the teachers insti-
tute here this week.
Mrs. Robert Morris Of Martins
burg is visiting her parents here,
Mr.. and Mrs. j ID. Morris.
Father j J. Dillon attended the
annual retreat at Mckendric Sem
mary in st. Louis this week.
Misses Jessie and Ethyl Maxwell
of Rush Hill are visiting Miss
Virginia Martin at the Globe Hotel
here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
Cupid'S Captures

Homer Woods of Centralia and
Miss Matte Orcutt of Louisiana
were marri ed last week.
Henry Ioungblood, near Mar
tinsburg, is Il great believer in bone
dust on farm lands. He has tried
it and says it pays ten-fold. Says
he thinks that the chinch bug is
less troublesome on lands where
bone dust is used, also.
Married, yesterday, at 1:3O
o'clock, at the residence of the Of
fciating minister Rev. +. s.
Gibbs, Mr.. w. NJ. kellerhals, of
st. Louis, to Miss Zella \. Mum
ford, of Galloway. The happy
couple will visit relatives of the
groom at Benton City for a few
days when they will go to their
new home in st. Louis.
At $3.50 o'clock tonight Mr.. W
A. Umbarger of Marshall, and
Miss Nettie II. Parson, of this city,
are to be married at the home of
the bride, six miles northwest of
Mexico. Rev. w. a. Hanna will
ofiiciate. Mr.. and Mrs. Umbarg.
or will make their home at Mar.
shall. The best wishes of scores
of friends will fnllnM them-
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
Trustees Sale.

Where a., Daniel ". Littr"ll and Julia
\. LittT"ll. his wife. an ia" 3lst day Of
Ortnhrr. 1884. hy their certain decd Of
trust. recorded in Book for trusts No. H.,
Pag" ~. in the ErrurdGy'- uilc" for Au-
drain county. Missouri. conveyed To- l.. T..
Criglcr. trustee, tn" following Described
real estate. situated in Audraiu county.
Missouri tu-wiI:
south ~ acre, ~ lot No. two t'D Of th"
northwest quarter Of sectional township
- north, rang" west.
Which said conveyance" was made in
trust To- secure ia" payment Of certain
not" therein described. and. whereas. de
fault has been made IN the payment Of
said note and ~ the truStc" has rcmuv-
ed from III" county Of Audrain. now,
therefore. /. the Sheriff Of Audrain Coun-
ty, become his successor and at the re-
q,ust of the legal holder of said note
aud hy virtue Of the authority In me
vested, viii. between the hours ofo u'rlork
in the forenoon and O'Clock p, N. ON
FRIDAY, july H., 1850!
at the east front door Of the Court lIous"
in Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, sell
the above described property AZ public
auction to the highest bidder, for cash,
to satisfy said debt aud costs Of executing
| this trust. 'll lN'1 JAMES,
Sheriff Of Audrain County.
Acting Tru~ tee.
Born, to :. b. Rcighley and
wife, daughter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
Trustees Sale.

Whereas Carl klam"rth and Ern"stina
klam"rth, his wife, by their certain deed
nf trust, dated August y, 1901, and re-
corded AT Book No. -, at Pag" i15. for
deeds u trust in til" uilc" Of Recorder
for Audrain county, Missouri. did convey
all Of tn" west half q - Of til" southwest
quarter g.. Of section seven "a. township
nifty tjoD north, rang" eight tS) west. "N-
c"pting fifty -iiv" CiJ acres of til" south
end thereof, said land conveyed being Dl-
vision No. Of county survey No. Ni and
containing 10 i'-lW acres NOR" or less, I"
Sccur" tn" payment OF u certain not" III
said deed Of trust described: aud, Whereas
it was provided in said deed OF trust that
said property was clear and ir"" Of all
general and special taxes ANA That tn"
sam" had always been aud thereafter
should always h" promptly paid. and in
cas-" thrr" should h" any taxes then in ar
r"ar> or in cas-" there should br any de
fault in TIA" punctual payment of tn"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
Deaths Harvest.

Little Sadie Houck, aged I years,
died at the home of her mother in
this city Tuesday morning of bowel
complaint. The intermcnt was at
Benton City.
Mrs. c. w. Baker formerly of
this city, died at Leayenworth,
Kansas, last week and the remains
were brought to Mexico for inter-
ment. Miss Emma Tapsley was
the maiden name of the deceased
She was raised in this city.
Mrs. o. =. Browning died at
her home, near Moline last Monday
of consumption. Funeral was
held at Bevier church, conducted
by Rev. Alexander of Paris. De-
ceased leaves II husband and one
child All deeply symathize with
the hereaved in their sad loss.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
PEACE ARMY.
Driven at Last to Sue Wife
for Divorce.

Macon, Mo-, June PA bill of
divorce was filed in the circuit
court yesterday that read like an
indictment for witchcraft.
Frederick W. Hyatt, an old
soldier, states that he was married
to Martha Hyatt, in Monroe City.
June 10, 1860, aud that immed.
lately thereafter he joined the
army to obtain peace and quiet. "
He came back from the army war
and tried it again. but it was no
use, he says. He stood her fuss
ing and growing until 1882, when
there was an actual hut not legal
separation.
1t seemed there was no ground
for either party to get into the di-
vorce court until recently, when
Hyatt says he heard that the part.
ner of his miScricS in the year of
1880 went out on the public street
in North Bend, Ncb., and prayed
that the plaintiff would "fall down
and break his neck and lose every
thing on earth and become Il pau
per- and had made various other
similar invocationS.
The seasons came and went for
- long years, and Hyatt never
fell down and broke his neck and
never lost his property, but when
he heard of his wifc'S alleged nc.
ton, he instructed his attorneys
to get up II bill forthwith and
spread it on the record.
Hyatt draws a pension from the
government and he alleges that
his wife tried to have his pension
revoked.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
PERFORATING PAPER.
Money Saving Device introduced Less
Than Fifty Years Ago.

II Is dIliIcUIl realize, says thc Sci
entitic American, that the art Of per
forating paper was unknown 80 years
ago. Prior to 1854 postage stamps
were issued in sheets, the purchaser
having to cut them up in the way
he found most convenient. In 1918
an lrlshman named Archer intro
duccd a machine for cutting small
sIIt> round each stamp. This was
tried by the English postal aurhori-
llc,, but for some unexplained reason
It ana not work to their satisfaction,
and, notwithstanding that Archer
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
WOMEN IN STREET CARS.
Not as Thoughtful as They Generally
Are in Other Places.

Some queer things come under the
observation Of street car conductors,
| assure you, said one Of Washing.
ton : conductors. according TO the
Star Il know that there is always
something being said about how WON.
eh do on street cars; the reason men
don't get up and give their seats TO
women; the fact that women seldom
move TO furnish seats 10 men, etc. but
none Of these is half 50 funny 20 my
mind as watching the movements of
women IN passing in and out Of the
front doors Of cars in the winter time.
1t Is almost the invariablc rule with
man to close the door after him if
he gets out the front door Of a car
coming into the city. Many people
do 90 out the front door, and men
rarely fail to remember that there are
passengers inside the car who don't
lind the cold draughtS agreeable. Not
one woman in hundred will pull the
door to as she goes to leave the car
She either doesn't think about it at
all, or is careless Of the passengers left
behind. or thinks the business Of the
motorman is to reach behind him and
close the door each time. We'll. the
motorman doesn't always do so, and
the brief remarks of some Of the men
sitting near the door are warmer than
the cold air flowing in through the
door. | never know how to account
tor these things. \ woman is sup.
posed to be the most thoughts and
,onsidcratc Of the two sexes, the one
most careful Of the feelings Of other
people. Yet just recall what | say to
sou and see how many women you viii
uotice do as tell YOU"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
IRRIGATION.
The American Farmer Is
"ln 1t" Again

Washington. June 22.-After
years of untiring effort, II law pro-
viding for the irrigation of arid
lands has been placed on the Fed
eral statute books.
In this system of agriculture the
United States has been behind the
countries of the Old World. Jap
anese have practiced irrigation for
thousands of years and the Chinese
have been able by such methods to
retain the fertility of their soil for
centuries. The English Govern
ment has spent millions of pounds
in furthcring the interests of the
cultivatorS of the soil in India
through irrigation and in doing so
not only benefited the vast pOpula-
ton of that country, but their
prosperity has seriously affected
the market of the American farmer,
and it is the American farmer who
will primarily benefit by the bill
which was signed a few days ago.
Speaking on this subject o-day g,
Secretary Wilson of the Depart
ment of Agriculture said;
In developing these arid lands
the product of the Western cOun-
try will increase the great aggre-
gate of wealth which the Amer
lean farmer is bringing back to
this country for our agricultural
exports, Irrigation creates home
markets and it will develop a mar
ket for our products in Asia which
will absorb the whole surplus of
products in the West no matter
farm how many additional acres of
arid land we may reclaim and
cultivate.
1t will have material innu-
ence on many of our farmers, who
are now hocking across the line in
to Canada in the vicinity of ASSN
ibOine, and they compose an ele-
ment we should keep here. These
arid lands can be so enriched by
irrigation that you can grow any.
thing on them that YOU plant"
Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock said: II am very proud that
this bill has become II law. In
the first place it is admirably con-
structed and surrounded with safe
guards from corruption and land
monopoly. ItOpens a wide field to
settlers and assures them the crea
ton Of prosperous homes, and
know Of no function in the power
of the Government higher than
that. These public lands are the
heritage of the nation and should
be held for homes, being reserved
for actual settlers under the home.
stead act. a."
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
School Closes.

Miss Mary Hatton closed very
successful term of school at Pid-
dletown last Friday, June 10Th.
The Piddletown and Neville
schools had arranged for an elab-
crate entertainment in the after
noon, and a joint picnic was to be
had in the "Pendleton" Grove.
Such an enjoyable time many had
anticipated, but on account of the
heavy showers, which continued
the greater portion of the day
disappointment prevailed, and the
would-be happy anticipants spent
the day listening to the rain as it
battered on roof and window-pane.
Both patrons and pupils are
highly pleased with the instruc-
ton Miss Hatton gave the pupils
of the Piddleton School.
Miss Hatton has been employed
to teach Elm Bend School this com
ing school year. She will spend
the remaining summer months in
Columbia, receiving higher edu-
cational training. Miss Hatton
believes in the expansion of the
mental capacities, and the pro.
mitigation of the intelligence, fol
moment lost in youth causes sad
reflection in old age. Then let us
add vigorous work to the living
present.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
"REVENGE IS SWEET"
Two Anecdotes Illustrating Essential
Fallacy of the Old Proverb.

"Rcy,rr. !. oyilor,Iy q .woot .,r,
~ ,hiro .,iJ an ,L.rr,,rt c;,;,cr
to a New Orleans Timcs. Dcmocr,t,e 70.
marion "orl / Mathematician.
hcr If instance, n.b;oh o,rrIy rrovo
the fact Men soom to he Naturally
;ncIircl ,o ovcr nm tho.coro ApolJ
oru1co an oII foo,;rr - d;.,;l. an
oll f,miIr d;Tororoo m o1d fcr5 or
something # thot SORT will afford a
good onnnr,nri,v for o I;.nr,vof, ho
rcycrrrfuI iunulsc which liz. in most
nature. and in, ,rI, rr,rl.d +.
so,ro ,yci,i,r ,roij,r, orJ 81 rood
cbor,.. :, ma, AVIAN r..,lI q nm
bor ,rco.,-.,ftbi..nrt and ,bo,c ;va
r,oJ lcGri,ior # what tho ward 70.
vrro, rooIIvm,,r. Tnir Arkansas
th.rc v.,s = rcrrow ,bn .t,r,,d an,
in Ijfra.o hook AGENT and an one oc-
casion ms, after rho war q very ari.to-
cratic i,l, slammed loorir III. fac.
He said Lo would he r,,,ro,d He
VA. II. c,nvortcd IA, homo into q
GRAVEYARD IN after ,o,r. and roLLrd
and cb,otoJ ,Lo Lc;r..ot.lov ,f fine
lad, who had offended him urtiItbcv
cIo.rd neutrality-suspicious.
Ito bccom. , ,av.vnr made q .ner;al,v
If land ,itIes and found world If DO
fec,s in ,i,rcs h,sod an thcoId Snor-
jsb grant and became immensely rich
He was finally a.sassipatcd because Of
the shirt Of onnrcssion which he had
cultivated and thc man who killed
him wa. never tried for fine ofrcnsc
Observation-Disclosures
Thi. !. ,Lo co.o ~ . Hebrew and do
yelop, a story which is somewhat con-
Trajectory Of the rcncraI understand
inc of ,hc .ShvIock, character ovon
in tbi. cpIiohicncd dov Tho man
had been put ont Of y h6psc lie was
turned ONT an tbc cold world with his
family. Iii. goods and chottcls wore
dumped into the ward Of fine place
where he had lived because of some
email misfortune. He. too, swore re-
ycnge, lie made money. lie bought
the place in after wears. The wheel
Of fortune had turned. The man who
had nut him out had fallen upon a
bad condition. His finances ran
down. He lost money and was re-
duccd to an unhappy condition. lie
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
MESSAGE Readers.

The following are new subscrib
'rs or have paid us money on sub
scription during the last fouI
weeks:
Frank Rouse.
c. ii. Dickey.
+. B. West.
Omer Fisher.
{. II. Martien.
Milton Jenkins.
j. III. Lane.
DR.. Ii. Z. Bachman.
w. f. Heying.
NJ. l.. Travis,
Gray Wilson.
j. f. Blattner.
Hiram Herlinger.
II j. Dungeon.
III. =. French.
w. b. Kelly.
Cliff Dudgeon.
Y. p. Morris.
Hon. A. b. Medley.
f. +. Elliott.
b. W. Hale.
Porter Gregory.
Duncan 4 Myers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
Notice Of Final Settlement.

All creditors and others Interested in
tn" "Stat" "f W. q. Squirting deceased,
are notified that the undersigned. admin
iNtratUr uf said estate. Intends To- make 4
final settlement ~ said estate at the NEXT
term Of the Probate Court OF Audraiu
county. To- Lee holden at Mexico. in said
county. uu second Monday in August
lo"". IT, r. Squirting,
Administrator.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

j. Lloyd Brown, son of j. 5.
Brown of Benton City, this county,
is now located at Los Angeles,
California, and is the inventor of a
water carrier for cisteins and wells
that is likely to make him wealthy
k-hope it will. He has established
factory at Los Angeles and is
hitting ready to push sales. He is
lAudrain product and his friends
here wish him success.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

On the night of the longest day
III the .,car, last Saturday, frost
fell in IA number of North Mis-
souri, counties. 1t was not many
degrees from the same condition
in this section.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
TO the Honorable Mayor and Council:

Mexico, Mo. June -, 1902 -
Gentlemen: With grateful hearts
we hereby tender You our thanks
for the late passage of the curfew
and l. p. m. closing of saloons or
dinances, and beg to assure YOU
of our cooperation in Your en-
deavors to have same rigidly en-
forced.
In view of the general IA awning
and sycophancy of public servants
of most of our citi es, this action
of yours is indeed a most refresh
ing basis, and deserves the COM
mendation of our good citizens. 1t
will he the means of saving many
Il boy and girl from present and
eternal ruin. Again we send
greeting and GOdspeed.
Done by unanimous order of the
LADIES OF THE UNION PRAYER
MEETING.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

The Audrarn delegates attending
the Republican convention i'll JEFF
ferson City this week are; w. 5.
Hathaway, DR.. j. {. Parish, }. III q.
Scott, +. c. Kennen and Bert
Washington.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

y mass meeting was held at the
Court House Tuesday night to
consider that proposed electric
railway across to Paris. j. ID.
Orear and others made speeches,
but no definite action was taken.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
"Want" and "Fear."

The Monumental Bronze Co.'S
suit against the estate of Elizabeth
Doty was decided in the Audiain
Circuit Court last week. The suit
was for the price of a fine monu-
ment. The estate refused to pay
the bill because the quotation on
the monument from the 23d Psalm,
1.-THE Lord is my shepherd; shall
not want" read 1.-THE Lord is
my shepherd | shall not fear" The
controversy was over the words
want" and "fcar, "as You will see
But the court decided, in view of
the evidence, that the contract was
not invalidated, and the company
won.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

A Chicago literary woman trav-
eled 30, 900 miles, part of the time
disguised as nun, to recover her
little girl, who was kidnapped in
Chicago two years ago by the
child'S father. The long pursuit
ended successfully in India.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26
HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. y

Frank Goss, at Guthrie Okla
homa, died last week from a spi-
der's bite.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

Councilman Cluster from the
Second ward has offered his rcsig-
nation, having moved from said
ward to the Fourth ward
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

Elmer Cunningham sold the
Locke & Atkinson 3S head of fat
cattle in st. Louis for 81 so.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

The old settlers are talking of Il
big reunion and barbecue to he
held in this city this fall.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

f. +. Elliott, the Thompson
blacksmith, says they keep him
busy these times with his hammer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

George Eller, living south of
town, has Just recovered from Il
severe attack of appendicitis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

Mrs. Matte Bradley claims $50
damages from the city for alleged
personal injuries from falling on
a cut down sidewalk.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

Arby Jones, accused of shooting
at +. b. Stewart, white, was tired
in the Circuit Court this week. a
great many witnesses were eXamin-
ed. The jury cleared Jones. The
parties live southeast of Benton
City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-06-26

The Kings Daughters are work
ing to secure that building for the
Old Ladies' Home.