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Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09
Let's Do.

Mexico is waiting for railroad,
or something to turn up" that
she may become a city. The
trouble is we do too much wait
ing.
Let's have the railroads if we
can, but let's let loose our purse
strings and pull little ourselves.
There is nothing impossible if
there is the proper determination.
Mexico ought to look more to her
natural resources, and that is our
grass, grain, stock and poultry
business. Would you be shocked
if we should say we should have a
packing plant herel The sur
rounding country adjoining Mex
leo is just as big to us as to King
Swift. We are right here aud can
go elsewhere to sell. Jerseyville,
ILL.,, has such plant, and it is the
making of the
country adjoining. Armour is
putting a million dollars in a
packing plant at Sioux City, la.
1t will have in its employ 1000
men and will have killing capac-
ity of 1000 hogs, 800 cattle and
1000 sheep daily. Nelson Nor
ris & Co. have begun the erection
of a big plant at Kansas City.
The capacity of this plant will be
1000 beef cattle daily and will
employ l,0O0 people.
Suppose we had something like
this in Mexico? Wouldn't things
move9
We've got the face to ask for
anything, but we lack the energy
aud ambition and enterprise to go
after things ourselves, and to pay
for them to get them if necessary.
AS long as our capitalists persist
in loaning their money at a high
rate of interest just so long will
Mexico and Audrain county suffer
Ito that extent.
A good thing costs if you get
it; let's, go after something.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09


pleasantly entertained her mother
and sister and Miss Nettie Thomas
of Mexico and e. F. Elliott and
wife recently.
Miss Able Morris visited friends
here Wednesday.
Miss frankie Harrison closed a
seven months term of school at
Sims School Friday.
Mrs. John Wiseman of Contra
liza was guest of her parents Friday.
Chas Criswell and DR.. Toalson
of Mexico were DIR. Downing's
guests Tuesday.
w. Il. McDonald's family and
Misses Rayburn Mcdonald and
frankie Harrison visited j b. Pool
and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Cant were
Centralia visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Anna O'Brien and son,
Emmett, Of Skinner were here
Tuesday.
DR.. Downing reports little Dave
Meyer as getting along nicely at
present.
w. Curry completed the Wabash
stock pens and returned to Mo-
berly Saturday.
Bud Greasy of the M, K. & T.
r. r. was a recent visitor to
friends here.
E. F. Elliott recently bought the
residence he now occupies from his
brother, Emmett, of Kansas City.
This is a nice home and we are
very much pleased to learn that
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott intend to
make Thompson their home.
At the school election 7. B.
Ridgeway was elected director and
seven months divided term of
school was decided on.
In the Daniel school district
J. R. Kilgore and NJ. Duggan
were elected directors and a seven
months term of school voted for.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09
LADDONIA.

Mrs. lockwood of Montgomery
City visited her son here first of
the week.
NE. Mitchell who returned from
Washington State last week will
go back there next week. He is
in the real estate bus mess and will
take back with him some land
buyers.
Walter Reed started back to Da-
kota last Monday. They held a
reunion of old friends at the home
of Mr.. Thompson ON Sunday in
honor of Mr.. Reed.
DIR. Welch of Farber visited here
Sunday and attended church.
The South M. e. church will be
dedicated next Sunday, Rev.
Palmore Of st. Louis will preach.
Prof, Faulkner has been training
the choir and some fine music will
be rendered.
The LIN. Circle held their last
meeting for the season Friday ev-
ening with Mrs. Peacock. Sub
ject, Tennyson's Princess. The
meeting will resume on October 2.
Election passing quietly; not
much interest shown. Good Off
GERS is all we want both on the
school board and town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09
OUR ELECTION.
The School Levy Runs up
Against Something.

The city and school elections
were held Tuesday. In the city
election there was but one ticket
the Democratic, In the first
ward G.. L, Ferris had rs votes
for councilman. George johnson 8,
T. j. Gibson 3. Second ward, j.
w. Howell, SO votes. Third
ward, F. A, Sannebeck, liz votes.
Fourth ward, w. S. Ragsdale 1Os
votes.
J.. N. Gross, for county school
commissioner. had 4O5 votes in
the city For the levy there were
20S votes, against the levy.
There was a little excitement on
the vote for school directors. Two
were to be elected. In the first
ward E.E. Jones received "a votes;
in the second, Al; in the third, SO;
fourth, 81, total, 24O. j. A.
Glandon, first ward, So; second,
~ third, Co. fourth, 60; total,
236. f "A Sannebeek, first ward.
AL; second, 40; third, So; fourth,
"a; total, 1874; A w Fish, FIRST
ward, 80: second, So; third, So;
fourth 50; total, l37. Jones and
Glan6on elected.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

Nora, Of this neighborhood.
Mrs. Hitz who has been quite
sick is not improving.
Ed Hickerson's two little chill
dren have been quite sick with
measles.
Mark Myers sold e. r. Hagau
one span Of mules.
James Braden who has been
quite sick is some better.
The little infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Page near
Mexico, died Friday night and was
buried Sunday in Laddonia ceme-
terry. The parents have our ex-
tended sympathy.
Several young folks OF this
neighborhood spent a pleasant
evening Sunday with Miss Ellie
Thomas, near Rush Hill.
q. Mellet has los acres of oats
sown.
Our bachelor got pretty badly
frightened last night as be was re.
turning home. Thought he saw a
light in the house. He went to
neighbor and stayed all night.
Don't be bachelor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09
Order of Publication.
In Vacation.
State of Missouri, I In the Circuit Court,
County of AudraIn ! Tothe JuneTerm19O3
H. c. Phillips, Plaintiff.

| state OF MISSOURI, I In the Circuit Court,
County of Aqdrain Tothe JuneTerm19O3
II. c. Phillips, Plaintiff.
VS..
William ii. Owens, and his
unknown heirs, assigns or devils
ees, and all persons claiming or
who might by, through or under
them or either of them,
Defendants.
Now on this April End,
1908, comes plaintiff by attorney
and files with the clerk Of this
court, in vacation, petition in the a.
bove cause, duly verified by affidavit
of plaintiff, and it appearing to the
clerk from the petition and affida-
Wit herein, that defendant w. II.
Owens, if living, is a nonresident
of the state of Missouri, and can
not be personally served with sum-
mons in this state; and that there
are persons interested in the sub
jec5 matter of this. petition, as
heirs, assigns or devisees Of said
VIM. Il. Owens, or as claiming or
who might claim by, through or
under them whose names and
places of residence he cannot in
sert herein because they are un-
known to him; that he does not
know what the interest Of such
unknown persons are, unless as
heirs, assigns or devisees Of said
VIM. H.. Owens.
1t is now therefore ordered
by the clerk of this court, in va
cation, that defendants herein,
William H. Owens and his un-
known heirs, assigns or devisees
and all persons claiming or who
might claim by, through or under
them or either of them, be notified
by publication, that suit has been
commenced against them, by petit
ton, the object and general nature
Of which is to obtain decree of
this court perfecting in plaintiff
the title to the following lands de-
scribed in plaintiffs petition, to-
wit: The east half of the north
east fourth of the north west quar-
ter of section thirty-one(3l) town
ship fifty (50) range eight(8) and
ten acres off of the west part of
the north west quarter of the north
east quarter of section thirty-One
(31) township fifty (50) range
eight(8) west of the fifth principal
meridian, all in Audrain county,
Missouri, by limitation under see
ton 4268, chapter 49, of the
revised statutes OF Mo. for 1899,
and vesting title in said plaintiff
free from any claim Of the defend
ant or his heirs or assigns or de-
yisees or persons who claim or who
might claim under them; aud un-
less you, said defendants, be and
appear at the next regular term OF
this court to be begun and held at
the court house in the city OF Mex
leo, county and state aforesaid, on
the first Monday in June, A. D..
1903, and on or before the FIRST
day of said term answer or other-
wise plead to plaintiffs petition
the same will be taken as confessed
and Judgment rendered according
to the prayer thereof.
Aud il is further ordered by
the clerk, that a copy hereof be
published in the Mexico Missouri
Message, a weekly newspaper pub
hshed in Audrain county, Missouri,
for four weeks successfully the
last insertion to be at least fifteen
days before the next term OF this
court,
State Of Missouri, IS
County Of Audrain
I, w. H Morris, clerk Of
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09
THOMPSON.

Frank Parker was here from ST.
Louis Monday.
P. C.Rupp was a business visit
or here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ben Franklin and
Irwin of Mexico were guests of r..
P. Tinsley and wife recently.
Mrs. S.W Downing and children
returned home Sunday from a
weeks visit to relatives in Contra
liza and Sailing.
Miss Daisy Boone is the guest
of her sister Mrs. John Wiseman
in Centralia,
R, H. Brown spent Sunday in
Mexico.
j. E. Tiger spent Sunday in
Centralia.
Clyde Shafer Of Columbia was
the guest of his friend E.B. Koran
first of the week
R. P. Finsley was in Moberly
Sunday.
N. Smith Of near CentraIia was
here Monday
w. q. Cant returned from a
business visit to st.Louis Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs, g. 3. Sims very
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

circuit court, within and for the
county and state aforesaid, do
hereby certifythat the above forego-
inglis a full, true and perfect copy of
the order of publication in the
above cause, as fully as the same
appears of record in my office.
Witness my hand aud off
cial seal. Done at Office in the
city of Mexico. county and state
aforesaid, this April End, 1908.
[seal] w. H. MORRIS, Clerk Au-
drain circuit court.
H. L. Buckley, Atty. for Plain
tiff.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09
RUSH HILL.

Ed. Chinn filled his regular APP
pointment here Sunday.
Several Mexico Nimrods were
out on our prairies Monday snipe
hunting. The report is that more
time was killed than game.
Sowing oats is at a standstill at
present.
Rush Hill is beginning to take
on neville, the sound of the saw
and hammer is abroad in the land.
AL. Yarnall made a business
trip to st. Louis Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09
MEsrL loK.

Sunday School organized last
Sunday at 4 o'clock at Wesley
Chapel. Superintendent, f. M.
Brashears; asst, JEFF Hamilton;
secretary, Effie Hanger; treas
urer, Mrs. JEFF Hamilton.
Bro. Gilmore filed his appoint
ment at the Chapel last Sun day.
Will preach again let Sunday in
May, which ends his ministerial
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Spencer
and daughter near Rnsh Hill
spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
d. M, Price last Sunday. Mrs.
Spencer has been a constant suffer-
err for over two years from a de-
preston of the skull caused by
being thrown from a spring wag-
on. She expects to visit st. Louis
shortly in the interest of her disa-
bility.
X. Brown will grace his farm
with a nice collection Of fruit
trees this spring. Quite a num-
Der of farmers on West Lick are
following suit.
Mrs. r. G. Dudgeon visited her
parents at Palmyra first lof the
month, it being the event of their
golden wedding.
Walter Davis left for the Bitter
Root Valley, Montana, a few days
ago where he will visit his aunt,
Mrs. Lon Marnaret. He will
probably engage employment i'll
the valley for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Hixon and
son left for Missoula, Montana.
Mrs. H. is in poor health.
Harry Price and Z. j. Lyons
are running a band of sheep at
Wilson Greek, Wash.
Roland Headerick and wife of
Washington attended church at
the Chapel last Sunday. Mr.. H.
was formerly a Sunday School
pupil at the Chapel.
Misses Lou and Nellie Shell
have completed their school terms
and have returned home.
Walter Everetts is employed at
the Missoula Western Lumber
plant with N. D. Beagles, and
Mrs. Everetts is having all the
sewing and plain dressma king she
can possibly attend to- .,..,+ a
James Beagles of Mexico. is
making some substantial improve
ments for his son-in-law, N. S.
Johnston.
Uncle Tom TorreysOn says his
business is increasing on his hands
free mail delivery, telephone,
and he gets Ii papers a week from
Kansas City alone, He had made
up his mind to retire but finds it
impossible in this age of progress.
Messrs. Stanford and Flynn
have their phones up in good
trim on the Hagan line.
Aunt Mary jackson of Middle
town neighborhood was buried
last Saturday. Death to her was a
happy release, as she had been
paralyzed and helpless for about
two and a half years. She was
an excellent Christian lady.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09
Order of Publication in
Vacation.

State of Missouri,
County of Audrain J SIS
In the Circuit Court, June Term,
1903.
Albert Richardson, Plaintiff,
VS..
Sarah P. Richardson, Defendant.
Now on this, day April s4i4Ay D.
1903, comes the plaintiff by his at
torney and files with the clerk of
this conrt, in vacation, his petition
in the above entitled cause, duly
verified by affidavit of plaintiff,
stating among other things that the
SAID defendant Sarah P. Richardson
is a nonresident of the State of
Missouri, and that the ordinary
process of law cannot be served
upon her.
It is therefore ordered by the
clerk of this court, in vacation, that
publication be made notifying the
said nonresident defendant, Sarah
P. Richardson, that suit has
been commenced against her in this
court, the object and general ma
ture of which is to obtain a decree
of divorce from the bonds of mat
rimony contracted between plain
tiff and defendant and for such
other and further orders as to the
court may seem just and proper.
Now therefore, you. nonresident
defendant Sarah P. Richardson,
are hereby notified of the fling of
this suit, and unless you be aud
appear at the next regular term of
this court, to be begun and held at
the court house in the city of Mex
leo, county and state aforesaid, on
the first Monday in June, A. d.
1903, and on or before the first
day of said term answer or other
wise plead to plaintiffs petition
the same will be taken as confessed
and judgment rendered according
to the prayer Of said petition.
It is further ordered, by the
clerk, that a copy hereof be pub
| Used in the Mexico Missouri Mes
sage, a weekly newspaper, pub
lished in Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, for four weeks successfully,
the last insertion to be at least ff.
teen days before the said next
term of said court.
State of Missouri,
County of Audrain. %
I, w. H. Morris, Clerk of the
Circuit Court within aud for the
County and State aforesaid, do
hereby certify that the foregoing
is full, true and complete copy
OF the Order Of Publication 10 the
above cause as full as the same now
remains on file and Of record in
my Office.
Witness my hand and official
seal Done at Office ia the City Of
Mexico, County and State afcre-
said, this 4th day OF April, A b.
1908.
LsEALl w. H NORRIS. Clerk
Allen Stallings, Attorney for
Plaintiff
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09
McCLINTJc,

Reube Brown of West Lick is
feeding ITO head Of nice steers
and his brother, Jack, same neigh
borhood, is feeding 127 head.
John Pate Of near Laddonia
visited a few days with his sister,
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

Tom Buckncr, the Kansas City
attorney, formerly of this county,
who bolted the Democratic plat
form in 1896 and 1900, is out in
an interview telling the Demo
Gratis what he thinks they ought
to do to "get in" in 1904. OF
course Buckner favors Francis for
President.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

A little politics was taken into
the school election in this city
Tuesday. This is all wrong. If
it is persisted in, another year the
extra levy will fail to carry sure
enough; note that it had but seven
votes majority this time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

The coal barons are threatening
to put the price of coal still high
err; so look out for the situation
next winter. The barons must
get their rake-off at all hazards.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

Tomorrow is Arbor Day. Plant
a tree-one that will bear fruit
and then care for it as you should.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

j. c. Mundy, of the North Side
Grocery, has been chosen secre-
tary and treasurer of the Northeast
Missouri Trust Co., lately organ
lied in this city. This is an i'm
portant position and Mr.. Mundy is
well equipped for the place. Us.
McCue of-the Auxyasse Bank has
been chosen as assistant secretary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

The MESSAGE is opposed to Re-
publicanizing the Democratic
party.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

Drag the roads; it improves
them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

The Hon. Champ Clark is quot
ed as saying: sin my Judgment
the strongest man the Democrats
could nominate is Gen. Francis
Marion Cockrell Of Missouri, who
is now serving his 10Th year in the
Senate. He has an unimpeachi-
bic record, and in good faith sup
ported Bryan in 1896 and 1900. "
That sounds a good deal better
than this nonsense about Francis
and others Of his stripe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

The farmers of the country are
moving to form a combination to
control the prices of their products.
Over 800 organizers are at work
on the plan in different parts of
the country. This is another
righteous move to endeavor to
head off the trusts and combines
in other lines of business.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-04-09

tree.
The Washington times., 1903-03-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Street northwest. between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth Streets-John NJ.
Henderson to Joseph W. Harper, lot $50.
square Isl. SO.
Second Street southeast, between Vir-
ginia Avenue and l Street-Clarence F.
Norment ct ux. to John G. Campbell
lots 26. p. IS. square 7Gs. SIC.
New Hampshire Avenue and II Street
nOrthwest-Fannie +. Wilhoite 10 Max
Gould. lot IS. square % $40
Second Street southeast. between Nir-
ginia Avenue and l Street-JOhn @.
Campbell 10 Sarah r. Hallam, lot 20
square 76G, SO.
Second Street southeast, between Viz
ginia Avenue and ! Street-Same 10 Lin
ME r Larkins, lot p. square T66. sic.
3 Street southeast. between Twelfth
and Thirteenth Streets Elizabeth B.
Healy ct yir A. A. TO Patrick G.
Holmes. lot l49. square 1918. $40
COTcoran Street northwest, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets
Charles =. Williams et uX. TO Herbert J..
Robinson. lot los. square l55, SO.
Half Street southwest. between VI and
Streets-MiltOn Kirby ct uN. 10 VIII
liam Ryan. lot 2S. square $50. $40.
COrcoran Street northwest, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets
Herbert J. Robinson TO J. Cassin How
ard. lot los. square 155. $40
Twelfth Street northwest. between VI
and Streets-Trustees OF Central
Methodist Protestant Church 10 trustees
OF Second Seventh Day Adventist
Church. part lot 80. square 2S1. SO.
Connecticut Avenue ghts-Francis
G. Newla nds ct uX. to Jessie NJ. Holton
and Carolyn II. Arms. lots 10 and i,
block 2, 10000.
Holmead Manor-WiIIiam s. Minnix ct
ux. TO Frederick ". Hinke. lot 70, block
40, $40
Cleveland Park-Thomas f. Wagga-
man et uN. 20 John Sherman. part. $40.
Bloomin gdale-Thomas NJ Haislip ct
TX. to Ida ". Brooks. lot 81. block 7. $40.
ChiChestPr-Laura H. Cuerdrum TO
George II. Guerdrum, lots PC to 81, block
/, 81, 600.
Long Meadows-Julius \. Maedel.
trustee. TO George &. Gertman. lots Sc,
81 and IS, g. 500.
Support-George \. Beale ct ux to
John r. Casper, part. SO.
Garfeld-Thomas Walker. trustee to
George +. Collins; lot CO; $40.
RenO-Reuben s. Smith ct al. trustees.
to George r. Collins lots u and %
block Il. $3.50.
Washington Heights-George s. Coop
er. ct Tx. 10 Emma :. Barrie; lot 81.
block :: SO.
Connecticut Avenue Heights-James
J. Gordon ct uX- to John G.. Campbell. :
lot AZ. block ,; $40
Connecticut Avenue Heights-John G.
Campbell 10 Clarence r. Norment; lot
Il, block 2: $40.
The Washington times., 1903-03-05
DAILY STOCK MARKET REVIEW
Sharp Depression Marked by Declines in Many Instances
of Full Point-Induced by Apprehension of a
Stringent Money Market

NEW YORK. March 5.-Thc stock
market was very sharply depressed in
the early dealings. declines extending
TO over one point being scored in Il
number Of cases.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
were particularly weak, and the first
named declined on the unfavorable
statement Of earnings made yesterday
Other weak features OF the railway list
were New York Central Wabash. Rock
Island and Southern Railway
The only important exception TO tht
general tendency Of the market was
Manhattan Railway which opened al
sharp advance on the belief that the
dividend rate would be advanced at to-
days meeting of directors. But later
on that stock also recedcd sharply.
American stocks were materially de-
pressed in London market. which. how
ever. was otherwise firm. Quite exteu-
sive selling for foreign account was OBJ
served in the local dealings.
There was no particular news over
night which would account for the &C.
we're depression in the stock market and
the selling seemed 10 be chiefly i-duced
by apprehensions OF stringent money
market conditions. Today's 6gur es
showed that the banks had increased
their loss to the subtreasury since last
Friday up to over s.. 600 600.
Large lots OF Union Pacific were han
died IN the first few minutes and The
loss in its price amounted TO 1 per cent.
The first transaction in Canadian Pa
ciic was lower by l per cent, but there
was a slight rally. New York Central
lost 1 per cent on limited transactions;
Amalgamated opened z per cent lower,
but found excellent support from the
pool operating in Il and dealings we're
large at only a nominal loss.
\ Manhattan was the feature OF The
early market; dealings in it included
many lots OF over 1000 shares. Il WAS
at FIRST advanced a maximum OF - per
cent, but an outpouring of stock carried
The Washington times., 1903-03-05

it down 1 per cent from The highest in
the first 10 minutes
United States Steel preferred declined
= per cent while the common was
wholly neglected. Brooklyn Rapid
Railway both held slightly above the
closing level There was a decline Of
rs per cent in Southern Pacific. but ihe
stock was not active. Dealings in Wa
bash preferred were also small, the
stock losing q.
There vas a constant moderate pres
sure on 81. Paul which lost maximum
% q per cent. Among the industrials
Sugar displayed considerable frmness.
Dealings in bonds were too scattering 20
have feature.
Al the end of ten minutes trading the
market was about steady on the decline,
although Manhattan developed further
weakness.
Tho stocK market continued extreme
II weak throughout the forenoon. and
further extensive declines were scored
in every quarter. The dealings devel-
cped no particular features of interest,
but liquidation apparently of an urgent
character was conducted throughout the
list. The extreme weakness in the mar
ket and the absence of any definite news
10 account for Il led 20 the development
and dissemination OF various sinister ru-
mors such as ordinarily arise in similar
circumstances.
After the opening hour the selling
pressure was increased all around. Call
inc Of loans and the exhaustion Of spec
ulatiye margins were considered by some
observers to be responsible for the fur
Their decline. There was also some latent
uneasiness lest the Generalization in the
cotton speculation should produce some
unfavorable influence upon Wall Street
IL general.
The market now is weak with prices
Of numerous issues depressed , per cent
and more below last nights close. Gov
eminent bonds unchanged; railroad
bonds lower.
The Washington times., 1903-03-05
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK March 5---There ig no
abatement OF excitement on the cotton
exchange. The bears are showing moro
confidence than at any time since the
decline began. and every oner 20 bay IS
met BY an avalanche OF selling orders.
IL IS the widest and most excited mar
ket in years, being subject 10 exceed
ingly violent fluctuations
Mr.. Sully is directing operations in
person and seems in no way concerned
as 70 the result despite the apparent
power OF the bear element as led by the
Wall Street interests.
The following prices were quoted on
tho exchange.