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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
NORTH MOliNO.

Mr.. Damson has added a new
porch to his house.
Rev. Sutton filled his regular
appointment Saturdayland Sunday.
The Regular Baptist Association
will be held the fourth Saturday
Sunday and Monday in August.
The protracted meeting at Mid.
way begins July 2Sth. There will
be two very able ministers to con
duct the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flynt of neal
Hallsville visited their son, DR.. j
F. Flynt of Moline, last week.
George Perly and two little
daughters of Texas are visiting
q. Il. Schieffer and other friends
William Johnston and family o.
Iowa are visiting Mr.. Johnston
brother and sister, Mr.. Bud John
ston and Mrs. VIM. Asberry.
Almer Mundy who has been il
the Indian Territory for two week.
has returned home. His mother
and little sisters will.remain awhile
to can and dry peaches; peache
are in abundance. Wish others o
us could be down there for Il time
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
Notice Of Final Settlement.

the estate of W. q. Squirting, deceased,
are notified that the undersigned, admin
istrator Of said estate, intends to make y
final settlement Of said estate ut the next
term OF the Probate Court OF Audrain
county, to be holden at Mexico, In said
county. on second Monday In August,
1872. II. II. Squirting,
Administrator.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
3NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS|g
CENTRAL.

Everett Mcdonald sold a year.
ling mule to Ben Middleton.
Eta Bradstreet returned to st,
Louis after a two weeks visit in
this vicinity.
Hattie Edwards spent last week
in Mexico.
The lawn party at Mr.. Keller
halls was largely attended.
Three Bowley boys went on the
excursion to st. Louis Saturday.
Master Guthrie Barnes of Mo-
limo spent Sunday at Mr.. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brand spent
Sunday at o. l.. Woods.
Our Sunday school progressing
nicely.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
Deaths Harvest.

Arch White, well remembered in
Mexico, died at his home in Mont
gomery City last week.
John Charlton of this city, aged 81
died last Saturday. The interment
was az Long Branch church.
J. X. Torreyson, an old pioneer
of the county, coming to Audrain
in 1857, died at his home in Mar
tinsburg last Thursday. The inter
ment was at Laddonia. Deceased
leaves a brother Y. II. Torreysop,
near Laddonia, and two children,
Miss Maggie Torreyson of Mar
tinsburg, and c. II. Torreyson, a
merchant at Laddonia. Mr.. Tor
reyson followed blacksmithing in
the early days of Audrain, and
was a good citizen, a man of
strohg convictions, aud member
the Methodist Church. Peace
to his ashes.
Mrs. Laura Steele, who had
been i'll for some time, died at her
in this city at 2:2O last Tuesday
afternoon. The funeral was held
at the residence yesterday after
noon conducted by Rev. A. w.
Kokendoffer. Mrs. Steele selected
the pail bearers before her death
Hiram Phillips, A. b. Cluster, s.
M. Gilbert, +. Y. Smith, j. n.
Basket, and W. l.. Rennolds.
Deceased leaves two children, Lock
ridge and Loua. A brother, b. f.
Doan, resides north of town, and
sister, Mrs. Lucy Steele, resides
at Slater. Another sister, Mrs
Elizabeth Bishop, died at Ell Paso
Texas, only about two weeks since
Mrs. Steele was a daughter of ii
j. M. Doan, one of the first coun-
ty judges of Audrain. She was
born near Mexico and lived here
al her life. She was married -
1871 to Robt. 5. Steele who dieC
five wears ago. Mrs. Steele was {
charter member Of the Mexico
Christian Church, and was an ear
nest, faithful Christian woman
She was warm supporter Of tn,
South during the war and was
much interested in all eX-confeder
ate organizations. A good WON
an is gone. BLESSED are the deat
who die in the Lord
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
Cupid's Captures

Mr.. VIM. X. Lanham and Miss
Lizzie ltedsworth were married at
Centralia last week,
Mrs. Fannie Chambliss and Mr..
G. w. Foster of st. Louis were
married last week, The bride il a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Rixey of this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
Trustees Sale.

Whereas William =. Hays and Ann
Hays, his wife, ON the first day 4
March, 1877. by their certain de- -. O
trust, duly acknowledged and rcco q N
the deed Of trust records Of ,eedin
county, Missouri, In book Il fIldgaiu
conveyed Ia the undrrsigno ..axvs ~,
following described real Il lAlS1te the
In Audrain county. Mis- eStaW, Situated
:. half of thcS. w. souri, to-w.t:,,
acres. more or less. quarter and forty
quarter except f. being all of the = n
Watts. by deed rty acres sold to Levi
page 49,. and ''"r"ed IN Book 10, ut
John p M except eighty acres sold ,n
ed in DO, d a. Il. Morris by deed record.
ords of ~ Is at page IA of the deed rec.
land '" H''drain county; all OF which
N"ng and being situated In s.ctIon
u,,, p""Shlp 90 north range s, west of tho
NV" u NJ, and containing ON. hundred
""' twenty acres, more or less
| "hlch said conveyance was mad. /,
""Sl 10 secure the payment OF .c.r,,in
p,o"'sSory notes therein described .nd
"h'r'aS default has been mad. In
inc payment OF said notes
fo"' therefore, l. the said trnst..
~ '"o request of the legal holder Of sn,d
'"'''S ana by virtue ofauthorlty I'm m. YES,
'"' VIII, between the hours of o o'cI,cL
H. H. and . o'clock y. M. ON
r"pAf' THE lsr DAY or Auarsr
a. d., 1907,
ut the east front door OF ,b. C,ur, ,,,,..
IN Mexico, Andrain county, Missouri. sell
the abov" described property Mt public
auction to the highest bidder for ca,h "a
satisfy said debt and costs Of executing
''''S 'r"St' Il. NJ. GILL,
Trnatn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
BEAN GREEK.

Joseph Armstrong lost u valua,
Bile COW, killed hy lighting Friday
nlght
Bud Ilatton and family are visi
ting Marion Willingham and other
relatives here.
Uncle Lauid Eubanks has been
very sick this week.
Miss Josie Jones of Moline is
visiting Miss Della aud Gala Jones
Rev. Todd filed his regular
appointment here Saturday and
Sunday.
Marion Willingham sold d
drove Of lambs to George johnson
for &c a pound.
Bob Armstrong has pulled his
threshing machine out and is now
ready for threshing.
CHI. Dickey is now prepared to
move his saw mill on Littleby.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Our Worcester correspondent
reports that the growth of the
corn is SO great in that section
that in some fields it is so dark
the lightning bugs cannot tell
day from night-keep up their
gentle flashes nil the time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Woodcraft says Audrain has
twelve organizations of the Modern
Woodman, and that the order in
the county numbers 1,20O in mem
bership.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

j. G. Maxwell at Rush Hill held
a guessing contest recently. Put
1926 grains of coffee in a jar
and for every dollars worth of
goods he sold gave the purchaser
a guess with the chance to get a
$35 sewing machine. There were
1850 guesses. Mrs. Patrick Elem
ing guessed the exact number, and
gets the machine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Rev II e. Truck, the new pastor
of the Mexico Baptist Church, was
here this week getting acquainted
with his membership. He will
move his family about the first Of
next month to this place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

The seed distribution by Sena-
tor and Congressman will be earlier
than usual for next year. Month
after next the work of distributing
3S, 800, 1884 packages will begin.
You can begin to plant your garden
now
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Arch White, who died at Mont
gomery City last week, was a
brother of Mrs. Heron and
Mrs. GatewOod of this place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Our Skinner correspondent
says: Lightning does do damage
at times. Burned out the phones
of Messrs. Il. j. Gatewood and j.
F. Carpenter. Also struck a tree
for Mr.. Carpenter upon which
hung scythe. The snath was
torn into thousand pieces, the
blade bent around considerably
while the hand holds weren't hurt
at all.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

w. II. Logan as agent for John
F. Youngblood sold his farm of
POO acres, 4 miles south of Lad
donia, to Charles n. Boohgher for
$4,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

The late Rhodes Clay was in
sured in the Modern WOodman
order for So 900, but at time of
decease was in suspension for non
payment of dues.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
War Again st Agriculture.

war Again 81 agriculture
a valued Democratic Western
exchange that comes regularly to
the MESSAGE Office has the follow
ing:
We offer You as food for reflect
ion two items in the work of the
United States congress which has
just ended its session.
For the army aud navy-branch-
es of the government devoted to
killing-congress appropriated the
sum of $lS0,075,273
For the department of agricul-
ture, that branch of government
devoted to feeding the population,
congress appropriated So, 20S 800.
The business of soldering is, of
course, important and honorable.
In order to avoid sudden death
we must be prepared at all times
to inflict sudden death on others.
We have things that other ma
tons want aud are willing to fight
for. Therefore we must hay,
plenty of soldiers, sailors and
weapons to use.
But if we need soldiers well
equipped, we need farmers well
equipped, surely.
If we need an abundant harvest
of Filipinos and others who oppose
our national growth, we need an
abundant harvest of f0odstuffs al
so.
If we need to wipe out treason
among the deadly Moros, we need
also to wipe out the more deadly
Canadian thistle at home.
The enormous war and navy
appropriations are intended mainly
to deal with the situation in our
eastern islands. Financially, we
devote to this problem more thsr
thirty times Rs much attention as
to tho problem of improving agri-
culture throughout the whole ma
ton.
Think what could be done for
the farmers and all other inhabit-
ants of this country if the ,nation
could spend on national develop.
ment what it spends so readily and
so cheerfully on war.
That sum would give us the
isthmian canal and leave vast
sum over.
1t would reclaim millions Of
acres OF arid lands and supply
homes for tens of millions of pco-
pie, besides benehting the climate
of this country wonderfully.
Government railroads, II govern
ment telegraph system-eDdless
national pOssibilities-are bound
up IN that sum of one hundred and
eighty millions.
But there is no sum except for
war.
The future historian in cndeay-
oring to form an estimate of our
civilization will attach great i'm
pOrtancc to those two items in our
national budget. He will conclude
that underneath all our alleged re-
finemcnt the fighting man still
ruled supreme.
One hundred and eighty millions
for the department that kills men.
Five millions for the department
that feeds men.
We have long way to travel on
the road to civilization, kind
friends.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Jeff Bates, near Santa Fee, lost
a little child the other day from
cholera infantum.
A Modern Woodman Camp has
been organized at Beaver Dam
with membership of Is.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

There is rumor that Ringing
Bros. circus may establish winter
quarters in this city. The big
boys and little boys-all would be
glad.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Miss Minnie Berrey. daughter
of ex-County Assessor Taylor Der.
rey, of Youngs Creek, is afflicted
with the typhoid fever. Her
mother is also suffering with the
same disease.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

d. d. Gray is home from Miles
City, Mont, where he has been
since last October looking after
property interests. He says Mon
tana is full of fat cattle this time
and the farmers will make mil
lions this year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

J. NJ. Nickles of the Black Flag
CT this city has traded his store at
Benton City to j. e. Wemmer fol-
the latter's 1874 acre farm near Mo
limo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

The agitation for the electric
railway between this city aud Paris
is still smouldering a bit.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Friends of Liberty Church near
Thompson are raising funds to re-
paint the building.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

A daughter of w. II Griffin near
Thompson, fell from a shed and
broke her wrist.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

High waters are causing great
anxiety for the levees down at Lou
isiana in Pike.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
Mexico Market,

Hams, per pound, l3
Hens 8
Shoulders, per pound, ~
Bacon sides, per pound, IL
Butter, per pound, Ii
Eggs, per dozen, l2%
Spring Chihkens l2!
Onions, per bushel, lac
Lard, per pound, IL
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
n HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. u

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Stewart, q daughter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Luke Simpson of this county
has been doing Geographic work at
Slater.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Thomas Ridgeway has bought
the A. Scheppman farm, 252 acres,
east of Thompson, paying So, 600.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Montgomery Bros Pavilion
Uncle Toms Cabin, 15c and 25c.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Sunday school picnic near Rush
Hill August ..
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24
FLOUR.
MADE BY The
MEXICO ROLLER
CUSTOM MILLS.
LIST Grade, 0. <. Patent.
I'd Grade, Straight Patent
Sd Grade, Standard.
4tl Grade, Eagle.

Special price made on 500 lbs or
over. Highest price paid for
grain. Exchange with the farm
ers II speciality. Full stock of mill
feed on hand. Satisfaction guar.
anteed or money refunded.
EUGENE E. JONES, Manager
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

The Santa Fe picnic next month
will get a big Crowd from Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

Isow Arc Your Kidneyss
Pile free Add. sterling Kennedy Co, Chicago or N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-12
NOTES

actors salary. When We were small and played
with our sisters dolls We never had the slight
est difficulty in breaking their heads, though
most OF them were far less expensive than
Massachusetts poll tax. Perhaps dolls are diff
ferent now.
Marcel Schwob somewhere tells a story Of
performance in Paris OF Ford's sonbre play with
the more sombre title. in which a heart is
brought upon the stage impaIed on a sword To
make the scene more grewsome the stage man
ager procured the heart OF animal from the
butcher: but az the rehearsal this was found to
be no more effective than the regular stage
property. and never made its appearance at the
public performance. There are hundred and
one bits OF realism" on the stage to-day over
which managers and press agents make much
to-do that might be disposed Of in the same
way.
Speaking OF realism. blythe bye why is the
engine which makes the hit Of the show in The
Ninety and Nine at the Academy not numbered
plainly 9992
Since the announcement OF the production Of
The Judgment Of King Solomon" at the Amer
lean Theatre on October -. the management
have been overrun with mothers offering their
babies for use in the Judgment scene. These
babies were fat. lean hOmeIy, handsome. Jew
ish. Irish, German. Italian. even American, but
they were all alike In one respectively were all
noisy For the child selected 10 cry at the
critical moment In the play would be unfOTtu-
nate IN the extreme, and the management was
puzzled what 10 do until a mother finally ap-
pedred with a silent babe on her arm. The
child was dumb. He was engaged at once.
One of the features at the Woman's Exhibit
tion now goinE on at the Madison Square Gar
den is the so-called Street OF all Nations"
which Is arranged around the hall in a series Of
little compartments labelled Italy England etc
In each Of these compartments backed by ap-
propriate scenery and furnishings sit women
or the nationality represented. engaged In the
typical occupations Of their mothers i'm the
motherland. For instance the English women
IN gowns very much decollete. play bridge while
the Americans make pumpkin pie The Italians
languish over their mandOlins, and the French
girls look al the passing throng. a young man
stopped az France the other night and engaged
me chief locker nm conversation.
faIlfZ NOUS''- he began.
cut IL ont said she. and talk United
States
What YOU doinE in France. them" asked
the astcnished youth
i amt going 70 he here much longer" she
answered Tomorrow I'm 20 ne transferred to
Italy"
We have received i'm unsigned manuscript the
following surfside story.
Actors probably suffer more than any other
class 81 people from the opportunities Of auto
New-York tribune., 1902-10-12
HIS WAY WIFE rHE MASSES.

Why have YOU deserted u.s." asked the West
Side belle OF the young man who is known on
Riverside and West End for his artistic ternpers-
ment. You have not called a girl in months
and the drive has missed you for AZ least four
Sundays"
He Of the artistic temperament shifted nervously.
Il don't dare wear silk hat, TO say nothing Of
evening clothes"
I don't understand" she said. What has hap
I'm running for the Assembly"
she asked.
The Assembly T. august IaWmakinE body
mat sits Up al Albany he explained
ana you dress up know the neople vou
ought 10 Know you can't belong" she eNclaimed.
lem. '-'' ''' t'4'"-
That is something like II. hut not quite p, ha
continued. You sec. I live and vote in 4 cottco
stocking district The men whose votes VIA elect
me don't oNn evening clothes and have no ,-se for
SILK hats II ! wore them I'd lose votes
I'm sorry for YOU" she aid
But lust YOU wait until I'm ,l.c,.s, IL.
want 10 go 10 the Assembly once Then IN go
up into the district with my six tiIa on rp, beJ
and one in each hand and I'm tel them iuS, how,
much ! think of them A" " JUS i'"
And the West Side belle went av-s,- 90 ,.u -.
other girls that Reggy' had become "a rssI I,,.e
The DeveTy- ' -''1'
New-York tribune., 1902-10-12

as one would support his weight HIS arms
when in reclining position. she throws hack her
head and opens her mouth for the second course
winch IN substance Is the the rrst. fSulp-
ing the three-inch bits down without 50 much
stopping % bite them. a II she were a greedy
child. she swallows the SOUP course. Then she
turns on her soft. heshv flank and slides down
INTO the water agan. Here she swallows the nsh
course
WIZ another dash she shoots up on the plat
form Tor the last course of all As she swallows
the last piece the attendant says I have no
more Nellie hegs 20 be allowed ~ for her
self that the supply Is eNha There isn't any
more, the attendant replies and proves her
that ne Is telling the ruth by permitting her 70
SUCK her nose into the pail She is quickly con
Nnced that her attendant Is d truthful man. and
then, putting up her left hipper. shakes hands 50
10 SPEAK. with the keeper. by way of expressing
her thanks Go and see II YOU have missed any
and again she slips down the incline or her sac
sloEE she Elldes along the bottom curv1ng here
Lia mere with nose close 70 the white tile floor
~ the tank, until size has been over every inrb
OF II IN search OF lost sections ~ eel Tben
she takes up the usual routine of her life again
New-York tribune., 1902-10-12

graph hunters. In the hotel lobbies. at the stage
entrance to the theatre and often in the street
they are held up and made to stand and de-
liver: but il is not often that they are pursued
into the ocean. z. II. Sothern. however. re-
morning swim in the surf at Newport when he
heard some one splashng and putting behind
him and at the same time calling 10 him nor 10
go so fast. Thinking the man had some good
reason for wanting TO stop him. he turned and
said:
what is it?'
Hold on a minute, there" said the stranger.
Aren't you Mr.. z. II. Sothern?''
Yes" replied the actor
We'll, want you (pufD to give me puff your
autograph (puff); will you?"
Thinking he had TO deal with a harmless luna
tic. Mr.. Sothern assured him that nothing would
give him greater pleasure; would he have it in
Never mind your Joking" said the stranger.
My Katherine is on the beach. and she's got
the album and stylographc pen"
And did you submit 10 the imposition" ." Mr..
SOthern was asked.
Well" replied that gentleman. you see. I
was between Katherine and the deep sea, so
took a look at Katherine and -
'Well?'
Il chose the deep sea-
Naturally we would like to know where Mr..
sothern came ashore; but he has not yet replied
TO our telegram.
Augustus Cook. the Miles standish Of a Rose
o. Plymouth-town. entered the PLAYERS club
house the other DAY with an umbrella in his
hand and sitting down in the nearest chair.
burst into A roar Of laughter In response to
queries as TO the character OF the joke, he said:
Well, you know, when I started out in the
rain I had no umbrella. I worried coming along
the street. debating whether I shouldn't invest
in one. but deferred by the thought that I
already had three umbrellas kicking about
somewhere. When got on Broadway I spied
man took 70 be Rennet Sturgis. AS you all
know. Bennett is an old friend Of mine. The man
1 thought 10 be Sturgis was carrying a fine silk
umbrella It's mine now I whispered. fondly,
as 1 sazed at the work Of art he held in his
hand.
L rushed on him from the rear and. slaPping
him hard on the back exclaimed: Look here,
old man. give me that umbrella"
The man turned. To my amazement I dis
covered that he was not Sturgis, but some one
had never seen before. I was covered with con-
fusion. and was about 10 apologize, when OBJ
served that he was even more confused than i.
He hastily closed the umbrella and pressed II
into my hand, with the remark.
II beg your pardon; didn't know IL was
yours and vanished around the corner. leaving
me standing in open mouthed astonishment."
Yes that is Just what Cook was made TO do
go out 20 Fourth-ave. and buy chestnUts for the
crowd
New-York tribune., 1902-10-12
4 DICTIONARY on THE Pry

n WAS LeNington-ave car. ana d, la,, s,..,.,
Ferry without passenger. A Tribune -eror,,
who got aboard in front o. the ARM Bgfl8i,r
found the conductor and motorrsn ir,.olr.s =.
heated discussion. ''''1 h d
You had rieht 10 stop" said the condu~,o,
with a show of warmth '' ''i'
Didn't hC get on was the repIv Wa, .-.
do YOU want. '''''
Yes, he got on. but suppose ne had made = ,,,s
step ana broke mis- head Who'd have go so.t,II.s
YOU or me? White haired old chaps oagbt - =.
stopped for. They're foolish and take risks me,
oughtn'tt' '"''
'Hoity toityt exclaimed the ncotornnsp ans ,h.
conductor slammed the front door and ra-,. 49,,
for The Tribune mans nickel '''
That's the way" he said. as he rang ,.r -
fare That fellow stands out there On Ibs ~