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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
LAppoNIA.

G. A. Wilder leaves Tuesday
for Canada. He may invest in land
there.
N. p. Mitchell, E. @. Kennen
and several others left to-day for
Washington on a prospecting tour.
Mrs. Martha Bybee and son left
to-day for Montana. They ARE all
going on excursion rates and will
be gone about three weeks.
Grover Ferguson is visiting in
Renick, Mo.
Mrs. Bosard and Miss Logan
visited in Vandalia Sunday.
The public school closes Friday.
Prof. Faulkner who has taught
here for five years is talking Of
going to Wellsville to teach. He
is one of the finest instructors in
the state and the school board here
would have been glad TO have re-
tanned him. The closing exercises
Of the school will be held in Insti-
tute Hall. Misses Beulah Wilder
and Grace Hixon will graduate.
Mrs. Bowsu visited in Mexico
Saturday.
Mrs. Peacock visited in Rush
Hill Saturday and attended che
school entertainment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
STROTHER

Roy Peak sold a span of mules
for 1926.
G. o. Mason and w. II. Grubbs
were in Paris last week attending
court.
Owsley Mason got his thumb
badly mashed while driving posts.
After the rain last Monday Mrs.
Mattingly slipped and fell, break
ing her right limb; but we are
glad to hear she is getting along
nicely.
The Sunday School at the First
Baptist church is doing excellent
work, with VIM. Reed, Superin-
tendent.
Misses Alma Camplin and Ida
Dull, after a pleasant visit with
Misses Stella and Altye Beemon,
returned to their home in SantaFe
Wednesday.
MIR. Davis, formerly of Iowa,
having bought land of Harry Story
is building a new house.
We are glad to know that Mrs.
Ross Wilkerson, who has been
very sick at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Canterbury, of Rush
Hill, is greatly improved, and ex-
poets to return home in few
days.
All the Iowa and Kansas people
who have bought farms in our
neighborhood have moved in. We
welcome these good, people to our
midst.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
SANTA EE

Jim Featherston of Middle Grove
is the guest of relatives here.
Miss Maude Crigler who has had
the humps is much better.
Mrs. Charlie Crump returned
home Saturday after a weeks visit
with her son, Tom, of Perry, She
was accompanied home by her two
little grand sons.
Mrs. John Powell returned home
Friday after a visit with home
folks at Granville.
Edd Hendrix moves this week to
his property in town and John
Powell will move to the DR., Baker
property.
Mrs. Ida Spears returned to her
home in Holiday Wednesday,
Frank Snyder who has had the
measles is able to be out again.
On account of high water the
mail did not go Monday,
Mrs. John Dowell Of Hannibal
is the guest Of relatives here.
VIM. Norman has sold his store
building occupied by w. L.Tanner
to VIM. Floyd.
Mrs. Chapel returned home
Thursday after an extended visit
with home folks 10 Wisconsin.
VIM Davis Of Centralia and son
Ford, Of Youngs Creek. were
guests Of Perry Davis and family
Sunday
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
BENTON CITY.

M. Winfrey, formerly Of this
place, now of Kansas City, was
here last week.
Rev. Kerr filed his regular APP
pointment at the Presbyterian
church Sunday.
Miss Dora Tratchel attended the
Johnson-Jones wedding in Mont
gomery City Wednesday.
Misses Mamie and Jessie Jones
visited friends here last week.
Mrs. w. o, Powell and little
son and daughter, Paul and Vera,
Of Wellsyille visited at DR.. Doug
lass Wednesday
Mrs. Walker Woodbridge at
teuded the closing exercises Of
Prof Woodbridge g school west Of
Mexico last Friday.
Ira Miller has purchased new
engine for his corn shelter
Mrs. Jas. Dowell and son re-
turned from Florida Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
WORCESTER.

Don't ask your husband, if he
happens to be farmer, for that
new hat, just now, wait till it
stops raining.
Bro. Trower filed his regular
appointment at the Littleby Bap-
fist church, last Sunday. Remem-
Der the date, every third Sunday.
Mrs. Hagadorn and Mrs. E. l..
Tempker are going to try the
wooden, hen for Matching this
spring.
A mass meeting of the citizens
of Worcester, for the purpose of
discussing the sidewalk question,
would be alright.
VIM. Speakman bought a valu-
able mare from j. Brown for a
long price.
The farmers along Littleby are
busy building the fences that were
taken off by the general trash
mover Sunday evening. The stream
was at places over a q mile wide.
Wheat and oats looks well aud
corn continues to be implanted.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
he law withont fear or favor.

the law without fear or favor.
Mules have been very high but
the farmers being supplied the pri-
ces have been greatly reduced.
Lots of rains and about the next
thing you will hear swill be com
plant Of rains.
The season for planting is ccr-
tainly a very backward one, but
we are promised a seed time and a
harvest.
Hogs are selling around 6Xets;
choice corn fed heifers 4 cts.
Many hogs shipped here from
southern Missouri.
Some of the farmers are not
thru gathering corn yet. Is it
were not for the late season, the
old crop would be in the way of
the new.
DR.. Ford of st. Louis preached
at the Baptist church last Sun
day. The Baptists are still without
a pastor
The baccalaureate sermon to the
Ceutralia high school graduating
class was preached here by Rev
Skillman of Columbia. The class
was composed of Ave girls and
two boys.
Not a vacant house in town.
Pretty good for the Prairie Queen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23

Gov. Dockery has proclaimed
April 30 a State holiday. 1t
marks the day one hundred years
ago when the treaty was signed in
Paris crowniug the diplomacy of
Thomas jefferson in the peaceful
acquisition of what is known as
the Louisiana Purchase. Four
teen states and territories have
been created out of this purchase,
and the act made possible the ex-
pansion of the country to the Pa
cific ocean. 1t is ohome expan-
sion," the only proper expansion,
and has been fraught with mighty
consequences to the whole country,
as might have been expected.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
CENTRALlA.

The city election was the most
quiet for years, bat oh my, how
the knowing ones missed it. They
lost ont altogether.
Those who favored the enforce,
ment Of the law turned out 70 The
polls and the results a new set
Of officers Now.it remains u be
seen il the new officers will enforce
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
BEAN oREEK.

BEAN CHE IN
The heaviest rain that has fall
len in this vicinity for years. fell
Sunday afternoon. The branches
were inadequate to the supply aud
the whole earth seemed covered in
water. Much fencing was washed
away. Joe Holtcamp lost COW
by drowning, August Westler IL
ewes and 10 lambs. Two sheep
were found in r. 7. Byar's pas
ture near the edge of Salt River,
having washed from some pas
ture above. Lightning did its
share, striking the barn on Bar
ney Jung's farm killing the best
one of that fine span of mules be-
longing to @. H. Martien and a
young mule sbelouging to Alex
Carter which Acy Ellington was
working this season. The strange
feature is the barn was not dam
aged a particle.
Rev. j. j. Griffin, our old pas
tor, was with us Sunday morning
and preached a very helpful SER
mon on the resurrection, taken from
the text, l Cor. 15:42-43-44.
Mrs. Hannah Davidson OF Jop-
lin, mo, and her granddaughter of
Ohio are visiting the formers sis
ter, Mrs, Sefe Eubanks.
Several were caught away from
home by the storm and had to re-
main over night. The widow
Martien and family were at r. T.
Byars'; Ed Robinson and Chal
Weaver of Moline were visiting
the formers cousin. Mrs. @. Il.
Dickey. Some of the boys whom
we will not name were very
pleasantly entertained,
Reuben Spottswood who leaves
for California the 2Sth inst. is on
the Creek saying goodbye to his
many friends.
Uncle" Bob Byars is visiting
his mother at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Neal Watts, south of
Mexico.
There is very little significance
in rapping on the inside door, but
when given by the right person
about 10 p. m. it will surely cause
the meeting to adjourn indefinite
ly.
1t looks as tho we won't have
the pleasure of writing up that
Sunday school organization.
Married, Wednesday, April Is,
at the home Of the brides father,
Paul Leirhiemer, Mr.. Fritz Schultz
and Miss Emma Leirhiemer, Rev.
Kerr officiating. The boys gave
them a charivari at the groom's
elegant home on the Spottswood
farm. Fritz treated them to CT
gars and they went home wishing
the couple long and happy life,
which is also the wish of the writ
er.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23

Senator w. j. Stone was a little
excited and got a little "hot' in
his speech before the Democratic
Press meeting this week. He was
defending his record on alum.
Here is one of his extravaganza ut
terances: II hold in my hand a
commission of great honor from
the people of Missouri. hope
God will wither my hand, palsy
my tongue and burn my heart in
the flames of hell before l will in
tentionally dishonor any position
to which the people of Missouri
assign me-"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23

Here is an observation by the
Louisiana Press: There is nc
doubt that there is something very
striking about this republican
prosperity At least the working
men have to strike to get some OF
it. And then they get about ten
per cent, while the cost of living
according to Dun's tables of prices
is 40 per cent higher than in 1897,
when this kind of prosperity com
menced.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23

Hon. w. S. Hathaway is the
president of MeXico's new COM
mercial club. The honor fell up
on worthy shoulders; he is a thoro
business man and no one is more
DESTROYS to see Mexico's interests
built up as they should be. Help
Hathaway get this city to the
front.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23

Somebody is writing about the
merging of the churches-when
there will be one big church and
but one creed-but he puts it off n
hundred years. TO the discredit
of Christianity it is a little slow in
catching onto some things.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23

Republicans as well as Demo-
Gratis have been caught in the drag
net set for legislative boodlers.
Let no guilty man escape, no diff
ference where his standing or who
he is.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
IIomseeekers' Excurslon.

The Chicago & Alton railroad
will sell round trip tickets from
Mexico to points in Alabama, Ari.
zona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Indian Territory, Iowa,
Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri. Nebraska, New Mexico.
North Carolina, North Dakota
Oklahoma, South Carolina, HSoutb
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah
Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyom-
ing, at greatly reduced rates.
Dates Of sale May 8 and 10
and june 2 and l6, 1903.
For complete particulars, cali
90 or address l. Nj. Richards
Ticket Agent Chicago & Alton r
RI, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23

Senator Stone declares he has
been maligned BY the newspapers.
but be fears them not and splits
upon them Now Senator, bear
upJ il you are innocent, don't get
excited
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
Order of Publication
In Vacation.

STATE OF MISSOURI, In the Circuit
COUNTY ofAUDRAM June Term,
A. d. 1908.
Jacob Abuhl and John NJ. Hitz,
plaintiffs,
vs..
The Unknown Heirs OF John s.
Bishop, Defendants.
Now on this day April 18th, Al.
ID. 1903, comes plaintiffs BY their
Attorney, and files petition with
the Clerk of this Court, in vaca-
ton, duly verified by afidayit OF
plaintiff, stating among other
things, that on the 4th day Of Sep.
TENDER, 1858. the said John s.
Bishop, now deceased, was the
owner in fee of the following de-.
scribed land situated ia the County
OF Audrain aud State Of Missouri,
to-wit; The north half az the
northeast quarter and the north
east quarter Of the northwest
Quarter, all in section thirty (30)
township lfty-twol52) Of range
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23

jefferson City, Mo, April 21.-
With Gus A. Fischer, vice presi-
dent. and Jesse w. Henry, cash
Ter, of the Central Missouri trust
company, as his sureties, State
Senator Frank II. Farris of Steel
vile gavebond here this morning for
his appearance at the July term of
the Cole county circuit court in
the sum Of of $4,000, to answer to
the indictment returned against
him by the grand jury.
Senator Farris is charged with
having sold his vote as member
of the senate committee on crimi-
nal jurisprudence and as a senator
to Daniel J. Kelly, the legislative
agent of the baking-powder trust,
the consideration being $1,000.
Senator Farris had nothing to
say except to protest that he was
innocent of the charges.
He insisted that he made no eff
fort to evade the officers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
Low Rate Excursion to California and
Northwest via the C. &

Mar. 20 to June 18TH the Chiea-
go & Alton will sell one way ex-
cursion tickets to points in Cali
fornia and the northwest at very
low rates. For full particulars,
call on or address
l. M. Richards,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-04-23
THE BooDLERs.
A Number Of Men Get Them
selves In the Tolls.

The MESSAGE mentions else
where the Doodle investigation at
st. Louis and jefferson City. In
addition to the indictments re-
turned last Saturday Charles Day-
is, chief of police of Jefferson City,
is added to the list.
Sevenl indictments have been re-
turned, all told.
Lieut.. Gov. Lee-John Alum
Lee, it is now-fled the State last
Saturday and has since been in
hiding in Chicago. Folk threatens
to have him indicted for perjury
and on that account he wants to
return, but he is afraid to answer
all questions and wants some ex-
cepted.
The charge against Farris is bri.
berry in connection with the alum
bill of 1901. He is out on So, 900
bond.
There are three indictments
against Kelly, the New York Roy
al Baking Powder man. He is the
man Lieut.. Gov. Lee accused of
Offering him thousand dollar
check. The Missouri authorities
are unable to get hold of Kelly; he
is thought to have fed to Europe.
Let the probing go on, and may
no guilty man escape.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-15
CREATES SENSAlION
MORE EVIDENCE IN THE SHIP
 BUILDING CASE.
The Further 1t is Probed the Worse it Bscomes-During Directors Vote as Instruction With
 out Information.

New York. Oct. A.-The inquiry before referee into the affairs of the stranded shipbuilding company at the instance O.. the Bondholders Protective Association. was resumed to-day and was productive of fresh developments that will claim the attention of the financial world and those who follow its fortunes.
 It developed that yesterday, D. Leroy Dresser, late president of the trust com pany of the republic. who last week t,i- vulged much of the inner history of the formation of the corporation, made an effort to communicate with Charles M. Schwab. with a view to obtaining some concessions as to the Bethlehem Steel Works that would render easier the schme for rehabilitating the partly wrecked concern. MT. Schwab declined to see MT. Dresser.
 Dresser asserted that the shipbuildng company had been wrecked because MT. Schwab had withheld the profits of the Bethlehem company. This declaration he twice spiritedly repeated. when at the end of the cross examination by Mr. Guthrie, he was given an opportunity to explain.
 MT. Untermeyer, in behalf of the bond holders, produced two of the resident directors obtained in New Jersey for mally to carry on the affairs of thc ship building company, but only finished his examination of them. He claimed that they were merely dummy directors who voted upon questions involving millions of dollars of the securities of the com pany without other information or in- quiry than the address of the lawyers of the corporation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-15
A BLOODY TRAGEDY
SAM F. LACY OF WETUMPKA
 KILLED BY HARRY NEWTON.
The Murderer Was An Lx-Convict. {. There Were No Witnesses to the Deed-Newton Has Not
 Been Arresteo.

wetumpka, Oct. 14.-(Special.) LA fear full tragedy was enacted about 10 o'clock last night near wetumpka in a lonely ca bin, with no eye witnesses to the deed. Harry Newton, an ex-convict, brained to death with an axe Mir. Sam F. Lacy.
 The only information obtainable is that MT. Lacy went to see negro living near Newton, who had promised to do some work for him. Harry Newton, hearing Mir. Lacy talking to the negro. went to them and invited MT. Lacy to his house. the cabin where the crime was commit ted, the negro going along with the two white men. A little while after reaching Newton's home, MT. Lacy and Newton became involved in a difficulty and the frightened negro ran away. The next thing known of the affair was when New ton called at the residence of Judge H. J. Lancaster. stating that he had killed Sam Lacy and wished to surrender. Judge Lancaster told him to go and get MT. John Crommelin, of whom Newton was an employe. This was the last seen of Newton.
 Harry Newton was convicted at Tusca- loosa several years ago for manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in the peni- tentiary. He was paroled a little over a year ago and has since been pardoned. MT. Lacy was of a quiet and peaceable disposition, was between 45 and 50 years of age. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Shoot, and a brother. W. E. Lacy of wetumpka
 Funeral services over MT. Lacy were conducted by Rev. Walker Bancrcft at 3:30 this afternoon. The deceased was in tered with Masonic honors. All business houses were closed during the services.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-15

T am pleased to state that after using different cod liver oil preparations on the market, 1 find Vinol to be the best of them all. It is palatable and, pleasant to the taste: in fact, the oily taste of tEe cod liver oil is disguised or done away with entirely, and it's strengthening prop critics are truly remarkable.
 Tt has built up my system, st. ength- ened my nerves; in fact, it has made a new man of me, enabling me to take up my work with renewed energy and vigor, and l heartily indorse Vinol as the most efficacious and agreeable cod liver oil preparation on the market. "-M. A. CGs- sidy.
 Knowing that Mir E. G. Fowler of this city guarantees this preparation in the strongest manner possible, he was called upon for information. Slid MT. Fowler: "Vinol I firmly believe is the world s greatest preparation of cod liver oil, for 1t contains in a highly concentrated form every one of the fifty odd medicinal cura- tive clements found in cod liver oil, yet is entirely free from oil or grease.
 "Vinol is delicious to taste and acept- able to the weakest stomach. It con- tains no drugs or poisonous ingredients, and there is no necessity for peep c to load their stornachs with drugs, nauseat- ing oils or emuls ons to obtain the cuIa- tive power of cod liver oil, for it Is all contained in Vinol Vinol is the great est strength creator and health restorer known to medicine today. I coud quote innumerable instances where it has fcrti- fled and built up the system. strengthened the nerves, cured in1ig st!on, chronic coughs, colds, bronchitis and inc:pient consumption, given strength and vigor to the aged, replaced weakness With strength and made the sick well.
 ''It is for this reason that I offer to give back the money every time if 1t fails to g.ve satisfaction" E. G. Fowler, Drug gist. thu.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-15
TROOPS LEAVING.
Artillery Companies at Points ir
 Cuba Coming Home.

Artillery Companies at Points in
 Cuba Coming Home.
 Havana. Oct. 14.-The two companies of United States Artillery at Cienfuegos have embarked on the transport Kilpatdick, which Is expected to arrive here tomor- row. Dispatches to the Havana papers say that the American flag was lowered at the camp at Cienfuegos. known as Pasa Cabballos by the American com manding officer. the Cuban rural guard meanwhile saluting. The Cuban flag was then raised and also saluted amid cheers. The Kilpatrick will leave Havana for the United States on Saturday.
 At his own request President Palma will be given an opportunity to bid the Ameri- can soldiers goodbye. Major Brown. commanding the troops in Cuba. has ,ar- ranged the following plan with the sec retary of government: The two com panies of American artillery. which occupy Santa Clara and the five batteries at Ha- vana will form at the Punta and thence march down the Parade and past the presidential palace. escorted by Cuban mounted rural guards, Cuban artillery and the muicipal band. President Palma and the members of the cabinet will he on tho balcony 10 see them march by. The troops will then board the transport. The two companies of artillery at Cabana will remain and also the two at Santiago
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-15
The Doctors in Session.

Atlanta. Ga, Oct. H-The second days sessions of the Tri-State Medical Asso- citation were devoted principally to the reading of papers and the delivery of ad- dresses on topics of special interest to the profession. Among the papers which occasioned considerable discussion were those presented by pr. Y. I. Abernathy of Chattanooga. on tuberculosis; by Dr. w. w. Mangum of Eufaula, Ala. and by Dr. J. B. Murphy of Murfreesboro, Tenn. Professor E. H. Bradford of Harvard University and Dr. Harvey Cushing of Johns Hopkins University also addressed the afternoon session. and Dr. Michael Hoke, president of the society. delivered his annual address. The election of of ficers will take place tomorrow. after the decision regarding the enlarging of the society to include most of the South ern States shall have been settled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-15
i IHRoNg' Eyyygg W ryy zsK SX

MT, F. A. Arnold editor and proprietor of The Green Castle (Ind.) Star-Press, spent a few hours in Montgomery yesterday. He was on his way to Louisiana, where he has large interest in a rice plantation. Mir. Arnold is one of the leading business men of the lovely city in which he lives. He Is an earnest Democrat and always thinks there is chance for Democratic victory in Indiana. In talk A% of conditions throughout the country. he expressed the opinion that Mir Olney of Mas sachusetts would be more acceptable to Dem ocrats of all shades of opinion than any other man who has been mentioned.
 Mir. E. Maury Fry. a well known salesman who travels from Philadelphia. is in Mont gomery He formerly lived in Mobile. of which city his father the late Hon. T. s. Fry was some time Mayor. MT. Fry maintains his residence In New York City and Is much interested In metropolitan politics. He says George B. Mcclellan will undoubtedly be elected Mayor of Greater New York
 Mir. Peter Hauck, driver of a hose wagon of the Montgomery Fire Department, who was injured several days ago at fire in the resi- dence of Captain Paul Sanguinetti, on Rip ley Street, has recovered sufficiently to re- sume his duties.
 Rev: Frank Willis Barnett. editor and pro- prietor of The Alabama Baptist. published at Birmingham. came to Montgomery last night. He will leave this morning for Sardis, where he goes to attend Baptist meeting.