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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
RUSH HILL.

Miss Woods lectured at the Nj E.
church Tuesday night and organ
lied Il l.. l.. for the little folks.
Miss Gertie Mccall will attend
graduating exercises at Columbia
Her brother, Clark, will accompa
ny her home when she returns.
Mrs. Morris and daughter, Miss
Able, of Thompson, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Morris the frs
of the week.
Cunningham and Casper shipped
a car of hogs to St.Louis Monday.
Rev. Burres will preach ut the
NJ. +. Church the last three nights
of this week.
Mr.. VIM. Maxwell and Miss
Aura Bigelow drove to Laddonia
last Sunday afternoon and We're
married, which was surprise to
everyone. They are excellent
young people and have the best
wishes of their many friends.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
LADDONIA.

Prof. A. S. Faulkner is at
kirksville on business.
Lloyd Morey and Miss Louie
Lect united with the Christian
Church Sunday.
Richard Gray and wife and sis
ter, of Monroe county, are visit
ing relatives here.
Miss Louie Leet will spend the
summer with her aunt at Meade
vile. Penn.
j. y. Gililland and wife go to
Hot Springs next week to recruit
their health.
Mrs. W. L. Coil and son, HUI
bert, of Colorado Springs, Colo,
are here to see Mrs. Coils father,
Mr.. +. NJ Watson, who is thought
to be dangerously sick.
All are sorry to hear that Prof
and Mrs. +. \. Collins are to
leave Laddonia. They have sold
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
II NEIGHBORH0OD NEWSl,
BEAN GREEK.

Miss Coakley, of Moline, visited
Dodi Barns and wife Saturday.
What has become of our North
Moline Correspondent, any wayt
Hugh Mcdonald, from South
Salt River, is the guest of ID. r.
Harvey.
Mrs. Tanner, Mrs. IIcizer and
son, of Moline, came over to preach
ing Sunday.
Prof +. +. Shay, of Galloway,
was the guest of James Dunkin $
family Saturday.
Harry. Robinson, who owns and
operates Il large saw mill near
Florida, is visiting his parents,
Dick Robinson and wife. Doesn' t
seem so much interested on the
creek since those Smiles" are near
Moline.
Rev. 7. p. Todd preached two
excellent sermons Sunday, to Il
full house at each service. 1t was
decided to ordain the deacons, c.
IL. Martin, c. II. Dickey and w.
7. Arnald, ut 10 o'clock, Il. m.
Saturday before the third Sunday
in June.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
VANDALIA.

Had nice shower Sunday night
and everything looks lovely.
Jack HaincS and W. l.. Fowles,
both of Mexico, were here Tues
day.
Charlie Blaine, Ed Pitcher and
Fred Read left Monday for the
GaSrOnade country. going by way
of Herman. They took along a
full camping outfit and will spend
il week or ten days hunting and
fishing.
Mr. Bowman, foreman of the
Fire Brick Works, was called TO
st. Louis in haste last Saturday
and we were afraid that the com
pany had taken him away from us
but we are glad to know that he
is back again to stay.
NandaIians are all lovers of
horses. Many fine turnouts can
be seen. Among the steppers are
w. l.. Wright's brown gelding
and DR.. KyIe's bay. When behind
them you don't take any dust.
Alex Nagel has pretty turnout,
and what his sorrel lacks in speed
is made up in good looks and
good qualities as lady's driver.
Mrs. Nagel is very proud of her
and takes many of her lady friends
out riding.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
THOMP

Miss Julia O'Callaghan was in
Mexico Tuesday.
Joe Consadine did business III
Centralia Tuesday.
Mrs. |. j. Sims returned from
st. Louis first of the week.
Mrs. \. Is. Daniel, of Nandalia,
is a visitor at j. NJ. Daniels.
Miss Mamie Daniel, of Contra
liza, is visiting at j. b. Pools.
Mrs. p. $. Morris returned
home from Rush Hill Sunday.
J. W. Gallagher, of Vandalia,
was here on business Monday.
Mrs. Frank Harris, of Centralia,
was guest at DR.. Downing 5
Monday.
Mrs. q. y. Roe returned Fri
day from Il visit to relatives in
Kentucky.
II. 7. Cant attended the Tom
Jones trial at Montgomery City
last week.
{. L. Jesse recently purchased
the Dave Day farm of 100 acres.
Price, 81 800.
Jim Harrison, of st. Louis, is
the guest of his sister here, Mrs.
II. III. Brown.
Rev. J. j. Griffin, of Mexico
filled his regular appointment al
Liberty Sunday.
Rufus Davis has accepted a pc.
sition as salesman in Il Mexico
business house.
Miss Able Morris has returned
home after visit with friends at
DON ing hIttl.
Master J. Harrison Brown is
home from visit with his grand.
father at Benton City.
Emmett Elliot organized a Mar.
ried Mems League with several
members Tuesday night.
Mrs. d. X. Crockett, of Beaver
Dam, is the guest of Mrs. j. 7.
Cogswell and r. Z. Tinsley.
William Tiger and wife, after
ii visit to relatives here, have re-
turned to their home at Moberly
Rev. A. +. Burch, assisted 10y
Rev. Charles Rhoads, preached to
a well filled house Sunday at
Hopewell.
Misses Linnie and Jessie Pool,
after Il visit to the family of J. b,
Pool here, have returned to then
home at Centralia.
Miss frankie Harrison has been
elected to teach our next term OF
school. She comes well recon.
mended as teacher.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
uRAGS" ON THE PLATFORM.
Pup Shows Deep Interest in His Masters
Public Discourse.

An East side man ha- a small Scotch
terrier that givus him no end Of trou-
bic through il, fondnc,, for his so
cicty and it, consequent attempts to
keen ncarh his personatall times. with
out regard TO hi. wishes. Rag" Is
endowed with true Scotch pcrtinacity
and no amount Of Seeding ha, any
lasting effect in making him stay at
home when hi, master stir. abroad.
Rags" is on, Of door, when his
owner starts for his Office. ,al, the
Milwaukee Sentinel. he /. sure 70 set
out in pursuit as soon a, he note, the
departure. Admonitiou audcycu the
appication Of a switch merely r,-ult
in a temporary retreat and glance
backward a minute later /, sure to
disclose the terrier ,liukiugaiong srv-
eral laps behind the iratc business
man. Several times the dog ha, been
locked up downtown for hours TO
prevent his getting lost. pending his
owner. return home. because he has
stolen aboard the owners street car
in the morning.
One night recently the East slider
was billed to deliver an address at
a church function Of some kind and
at the appointed time he and all his
family hied themselves to the ,anctu-
airy. As usual. Rags tagged along
behind and followed them into the
church. where he was placed in the
custody of a small son Of the expect
ant speaker. When called upon to
unhurdcn himself Of hi, speech. the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

With few good rains Audrain will
be land of plenty.
Far as we have heard apples,
peach and grape crop will he Il fail
ure here
The canker worm Gas supposed
from description is utterly running
some of the orchards. You would
think the trees dead, they have no
leaves this spring.
Alma Mundy visited her uncle,
Lee Mundy's family near Benton
City recently.
Rev. Sutton failed to fill his APP
pointmcnt at Berea Sunday. Cause
not known.
Miss Coakley visited her friend,
Mrs. Theodore Barnes from Fri.
day last till Monday.
Brother masons of Moline at
tended lodge at Santa Fe Saturday
night.
We are reliably informed that
Mrs. Charles Browning has not ac-
cepted the school at Berea. We
are sorry, She is good teacher.
Well, the school is open to appli-
cantS.
Mrs. hammond, of Vandalia,
who visited her son and other
friends here has returned home.
Preaching at Mt. Zion next Sat
urday at 3 O'Clock, Sunday at II
and at night.
Recently some boys for fun have
been clodding some of their neigh
bors' houses. Mrs. DR.. Settles
who is in poor health, received
such IA fright thereby that she was
compelled to lie in bed for two or
three days. Choose harmless fun,
boys. Don't tempt the grand jury
to get close to your heels.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
WORCESTER.

The funeral of Mrs. Ann Morris
was preached at Littleby, Sunday
by Rev. n. :. Johnston.
Joe Ringo and family, who left
here and went to St Louis a few
months ago, have gone to Okla
homa after Il visit with friends
here.
Miss Clio Morthland will leave
for Columbia Monday to enter
school in Bcasley Academy.
Miss Ellen Payton has been very
sick but is some better at this
writing.
a large fishing party of this Vi
entity went to Salt River this week
to he gone some days.
ID. j. Atkins had valuable
young mare seriously cut in the
wire few days since. The same
had about two weeks previously
been badly cut in like manner.
Rev. Points and Miss Sue
Slaughter were married at the
brides home near here May !.
They will live in Centralia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
SANTA Fee.

Jim Featherston and Mrs. Back
visited relatives in Middle Grove
Saturday and Sunday.
Will Davis and wife, of Contra
liza, visited his brother, Perry Da-
Wis, one day last week.
Willie Bishop left for Illinois
last week on business.
Miss Mary Hendrix returned to
her home in Hunnewcll Saturday
after several weeks visit with her
brother Of this place.
Miss Fanny Featherston of Mid
die Grove is guest of relatives here.
Marvin Snyder visited friends i'll
Florida Sunday,
Will Treadway made a business
trip to Stoutsville one day last week.
Edd Hendrix and wife and Miss
Ida Dull visited friends in Hun
newell Saturday and Sunday.
Harvey Moore and o. l.. Crigler
made business trip to Paris
Thursday.
Homer Mundy of Moline attended
singing here Saturday night.
Mrs. Ida Myers and children,
of near Perry, returned home Sat
urday after several days visit with
her mother here, Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. Crigler and daughter Maude
visited friends in Perry Saturday,
Will Dull and wife visited rcla-
tives near Paris Monday.
Singing at the Methodist church
Saturday night. Everybody is in
yited to come and take part.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

badly.
Chinch bug quite numerous in
the wheat.
The children's day exercises at
New Providence, west of here
last Sunday were a great success.
The program was good, and Prof.
Langford as leader of song fur
nishcd fine mnsic There was also
Il good sermon by Bro. Taylor at
II o clock.
Rev. Roby preached ut Olivet
last Sunday morning and night.
Rev. PHI Ingram, of California,
will preach at Olivct next Sunday
at II o'clock.
Mrs Mary Gatcwood and daugh-
ter Kate returned from their visit
in st. Louis last week.
J.L.Carnes of Rush Hill visited
his daughter, Mrs. McManamy here
Saturday.
Henry Blouse, of near Martins
burg. was a business caller here
Monday.
Mrs. Charles Barney has rheu-
matism.
the locust is occasionally heard
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

The Standard Oil Trust has
been beaten to II standstill by Il
man with tank wagon in Jeifer-
Sonvillc, Ind. observes the New
Florence Leader. The trust tried
for two years to drive the man out
of business because he would not
buy his oil ut Il high price from
the trust, and sought to ruin him
by destructive competition. When
the trust reduced its price to five
cents Il gallon the tank wagon
continued selling ut ten cents II
gallon, and the people stood 10y
him and paid his price rather than
aid the trust in destroying his
business. The combination was
too strong for the trust aud it has
given up the fight.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

THERE are Il great many people
in Audrain who will regret to hear
that Prof and Mrs. Collins of
Laddonia, are to leave the county.
They have sold their school at
lMddonia to Prof. W. NJ Jones,
of Olncy, Mo-, and will locate
shortly in Columbia and engage in
educational work there. Prof
Collins will take work in the Col
umhia Academy and Mrs. Collins
will have Il position in Stephens
College. While all regret to lose
these good people from Audrain
all will gladly welcome Prof. and
Mrs. Jones, who come to take their
place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

their school here to Prof. w. VI
Jones of Olncy. Mraud Mrs. Col
Inns think of locating at Columbia.
Mrs. Ote Freels of Louisiana, is
visiting this week with her parents
here, Geo. Ferris and wife.
West Cuivre Telephone Co. have
their poles set and are stretching
wires.
Geo. DeLaportc and family Wis.
tied here Sunday and Monday with
the Welch and DeLaportc families.
c. a. Wilder has moved into the
Henry AhlfGldt property.
Crop prospects are looking fine.
Do not remember when this local
ity ever saw it better on goth May.
Mrs. Maggie wilkins was APP
pointed librarian of the Public
School; those wishing library
hooks can see her every Friday af-
ternoou from 3 to I at the school
a. X. Dick shipped Il car of hogs
to market Monday.
Trees in our park killed by last
years drought need cutting down.
City Dads should see to it at once
and avoid accident to children
playing there.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
A Significant Speech.

JAMES A. REED, mayo of Kan
sas City, and who is strongly ia
vored in some quarters as the next
Democratic candidate for Governor
of this State, made Il significant
speech in st. Louis the other day
before the jefferson Club, one of
the largest local Democratic or
CARNATIONS in the West, having Il
membership of over >, 800.
According to the Republic,
the burden of Mr.. Reeds address
was the discussion and advocacy
of Governmental and municipal
ownership of public utilities. He
said he did not declare for the doe
trines of socialism, nor for the inn
mediate cOnfiscation of franchises
aud private or corporate proper
ties. The plan he proposed, he
said, was the gradual requirement
of all private monopolies by just
and legal process.
When elected to the mayoralty
of Kansas City, Mr.. Reed said he
believed in governmental and mum
icipal ownership only in limited
sense, but, he declared, the eXpe-
rience gained in dealing with the
water works company in his own
city, had convinced him that the
people should be the owners, not
only of municipal lighting plants
and waterworks, but of railways,
telegraph and telephones, as well.
The cost of water supply to con
sumers in Kansas City he said,
had been reduced 33 per cent since
the City acquired its waterworks.
The doctrine that public utilities
should be the property of the
people, he said, was a cardinal
principal of English common law,
and its application, he said, had
been made in Rome. In support
of that statement he cited the
Roman aqueducts and highways,
which, he said were builded for pub
lie benefit, and were owned by the
whole Roman people.
In closing his remarks Mr.. Reed
explained that he was not speak
ing for any political party, but, he
declared, that there should be in
corporatcd in the next national
and State platforms of the Demo-
cratic party Il plank advocating
the public ownership principle
The trend of opinion, he said, was
toward municipal and government
propietorship of public service cor
poratiOns, and the party that at
tempted to ignore or fight that
opinion would be defeated,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
INTELLIGENCE OF ANIMALS.
Elephants Differ Greatly Among Them
selves in Ability to Learn.

Elephants are among the most Sc
vcrcly drilled Of animals; their in
telligcncc does not have free play in
consequence. But all English train
ers agree that there is a great differ
encc in capacity between them, and
that some will learn and remember a
lesson far more quickly than others.
Cats have very "levcl' brains and are
too sclf-contcrcd and sclf-contained.
as a rule, TO show the distinctions
which exist between them. The
strongest instinct j. toward a kind
Of domestic comfort not exactly
shared with human beings. but ell
loycd in their company, to which The
cat perfectly adaptS itself. lctthcrc
are misanthropic cats which make no
secret of their dislike and contempt
for mankind in general. only come
into the house under protest and
would prefer to sleep in a coal cellar
to taking their nap in good society,
These are the exceptions in the cat
world, but everyone has met with
them. Birds are usually regarded as
possessing brains in Glasses" not as
individuals, the origin Of the belief be
ing probably the fact that birds Of one
species usually build exactly the same
kind of nest The generalization is
not correct The same species may
have brains of all capacities.--Lon-
don Spectator.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Congress-CHAMp CLARK.
Observation-Disclosures CLAY.
County Clerk-E. II. CARTER.
Circuit Clerk-WILL II. MORRIS.
Collector-ALBERT HARRISON.
Probate Judge-W. w. Boris.
Recorders. +. KENDALL.
Pros. Att'y-H. l.. Buckley.
Sheriff-QUINCY JAMES.
Treasurer-W. II. TURNER.
Coroner-W. w. MACFARLANE.
Presiding JUDGE. f. SIMS.
Judge Yves. Dist. JAMES LEWIS.
Judge Eas. Dist-JAMES HEATON
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

GOV. STONE agrees with the
MESSAGE in some things rs regards
George Vests opposition to the
election of United States Senators
by direct vote. Stone comments;
"If he opposes the election of
United States Senators by popular
vote he is opposing the platform
of his own party. At state con-
vention in many states the Demo-
Gratis have unanimously favored
the election of senators by a popu-
lar vote. The Democratic party
is pledged to favor the popular
vote election, and | can not under
why Senator Vest expressed him
self us he did"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
THE hitching racks around the

The hitching racks around the
square must gO-SOmc day. \
livery stable of the public square,
as II citizen expresses it. is dis
tasteful, unsanitary and shows il
lack of public spirit. The racks
are handy for the farmers where
they are, but let the farmer study
this question a little from the
standpoint of the Golden Rule,
aud we think he will conclude also
that the racks should go.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
MARTINS BURG.

Business brisk in our little city.
Born, to VIM. Banks and wife,
May II, il daughter.
Victor Rogers has gone to st.
Charles to seek employment.
Miss Lettie Skinner, of Wells
vile, is the guest of her cousin
here, Miss Blanche Taylor.
Mrs. Brown, of near Laddonia,
passed thru here Saturday on her
way to TruXton to visit her broth
er.
Carl RobinCtt has purchased a
new buggy and one uf Cuivrc' S
fair ones had the pleasure of 4
drive therein Sunday.
j. ID. Morse and wife hay return
ed to their home at Omaha, Neb.
after weeks visit with their
brother here, Amos Morse.
Rev. Hinley, of Wellsville, filled
his appointments at the Methodist
church here Sunday morning and
night. Rev. Bowles preached at
the same place Sunday afternoon
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

ANOTHER Doodle case in st.
Louis ends with Julius Lehman
getting a sentence to two years in
the pentcntiary. Lehman was Il
former member of the house of
delegates, in which IA combine was
formed to hold up corporations
who sought franchise legislation
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

THE Ccntrala Courier cditorially
says: There is Il big, vigorous
kick coming to the young fellows
over in Audrain and also to the
people who want good roads. 1t
seems that the county court has
reduced the tax levy for road pur-
poses from H. cents to 10 cents
and at the same time raised the
tax for county purposes > cents.
The Young men still have to dance
to the music Of $3 poll tax
while the big land holders get off
with Il third less property tax for
the roads. This reduction not
only works an injustice to the poll
tax payers, but so cripplcs the
road fund that the roads will suffer
for want of means to keep them
up. The west Audrain people are
growing about the matterand con-
denim the taking of ) cents from
the roads to pay raised salaries of
county officers, rs per Treasurer
which they claim was recently
raised from 5000 to 81 900 per
year. The Courier knows nothing
of the merits of the question, but
we do know that there is Il breeze
blowing over the line up this way.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

ANDREW CARNEGIE says he is
not engaged in philanthopic work e,
but in driving the best bargains
of his life. Some people will be
suspicious of just what he means
by that.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

Mass meeting at the Court
House tomorrow night to further
the new fair organization move
ment in Mexico. About 5000
has been subscribed toward the
stock; and s. 900 more is wanted.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

TIE Martinsburg Enterprise
favor W. II. Wallace for United
States Senator as opposed to Vest.
The MESSAGE is-"Still for Champ
Clark
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

4 SALOON keeper up ut Kansas
City wants the government to in
terferr against the beer trust.
Nay, verify the guzzlerS are not
kicking, so let it go at that
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

THE MESSAGE has been asked if
the curfew ordinance becomes Il
law if it will keep girls as well as
boys off the streets. Shame if it
didn' catch the girls too.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

THE Missouri and Kansas bank
ers last week passed resolution
condemning the proposed branch
bank as unamerican, unpatriotic
and unbusiness-like. The bankers
ought to get together on their
own bill better than that.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
MEXICO must have factories

Bring something to Mexico that
will give employment to labor and
the towns prosperity and growth
is assured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

THE Elliott brick plant is to be
moved to new site and greatly
enlarged and improved. We need
a half dozen more such factories.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

THE Globc-Democrat says w. D.
Stone calls Sam Cook slippery,
Slickcry Sam" William Joel,
dare you to say it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

NANDALIA will vote on city own
cdship of her electric light plant
June lG. Believe she will do the
right thing to vote yea on the pro-
position.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22
ADVICE FREE.
Poultry Supplies

Breeders of Barred Rocks,
Light Brahmas, S. c. Brown Leg
hOrs, Mammoth Pekin Ducks,
Enbeden Geese. Catalogue free.
OGRE POULTRY YARDS,
Thompson, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

The town of Perry is also NOV
ing for the adoption of IL curfcw
ordinance, Arguing in its favor,
the Enterprise says that it would
be- one of the greatest things ever
done by the city council.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

CARNEGIE offered to pay Uncle
Sam back his 500, 10000 for the
Philippine Islands and let them go
free, and says he meant it, too.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

SENATOR Hanna is getting
scared at the growth of socialism
in the United States. Keep him
scared till he vows to be good.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

CUBA becomes a Republic today.
The natives are wild with joy. Pity
that the same cannot be said of
the Philippines.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-05-22

COUNTY School Commissioner
Cross writes the Farber Forum Il
letter earnestly favoriug the con-
solidation of school districts, COM
bining four or five into one. The
MESSAGE announced itself in fav-
or of this plan more than year
since.